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Hey Everyone I am super motivated and excited to start my REI journey and i am currently trying to figure out how to purchase my first rental property; i am currently reading @Brandon Turner 's book on how to invest i...
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R.J. here. Long Island native (Nassau county), born and bred. Engineer by day.... and night, and pretty much every waking hour (BE & ME in MechEng), so analytics and spreadsheets are my bread and butter (as well a...
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Hi everyone,
So the scenario is the following:
Option A - buy property #1 with 25% down as an investor and make about $650 in cash flow.
Option B - buy property #1 with 3.5% down as an owner occup...
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Does anyone have any information on the Franchsie Tax for LLCs in Texas. I'm a small investor and want to know how it will impact me if I go LLC.
Thanks
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Hello BP,
Up for consideration is the following:
A SFH priced at $28,000. It is 1200SqFt, 3 BR 1BA that an investor purchased a year ago for $17,000; He/she has done a good amount of work (drywall on one level, fram...
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Hi, I got around 19k seller's credit for a house of 775k. I have 2 offers from lenders:1. from private lender which allows me to buydown interest rate (I can do 1-1 buydown) and rest money will be used towards closing...
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Happy New Year! My name is Christian Alexander. I just moved here from Nebraska, I currently reside in Forney, and so far, I love it. I retired from the Army about two years ago, and during the last 3 years serving I ...
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My wife and I are about 6 months away from buying our first home. We are planning to buy a home in Arizona (East Mesa most likely). What tips would you give to a newbie who is looking to turn their first home into a r...
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I have $125k from an inheritance and am looking to buy my first investment property ASAP. My local market is steadily growing with tech and aerospace industries and has always been a big tourist destination. Being on ...
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The seller is open to creative financing. He has two mortgages on this house that total $103k, he wants to pocket $16 after the deal. I had my realtor run an analysis and the ARV is $182k. He's had the mortgage for 1...