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Hi, so me and the wife have yet to purchase our first, here in Oahu HAWAII it isn’t the cheapest, but we have a goal to just get one condo. We want to get it as a first time home buyer with the, I think 3% down, but i...
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What areas do you recommend for purchasing a STR/Vacation home under $400k in Florida? We like the Tampa area but are open to wherever the numbers look good...we looked into Clearwater/St. Pete but am seeing they do n...
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I am pretty close to buying a piece of property in NC (Raleigh or Charlotte) and am thinking about how I am going to build on the empty plot. I stumbled upon log cabins and they’re fairly cheap and really good looking...
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Hi Everyone, I am currently looking at area's around Asheville to do a STR in. How many people here has done them around here? I'm looking at the free AIRDNA data and it looks great in areas like Cashier, Black Mounta...
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I'm looking to be the general partner in a syndicate. When raising funds, do I need to raise the full purchase price amount of the property or can I raise the down payment amount and fund the rest through a lender? If...
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Hello all, Non-U.S. person investor here. Asking for book suggestions for how to go about investing in the U.S.A. real estate market, probably FL. I assume, LLC for holding title, etc. But confused about legal restric...
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Collective,I bought my first STR with a 10% down second home loan. Used a heloc on my primary residence to do it. Now I've got that heloc paid back down to zero, so I have reset my down payment engine. BUT... interest...
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I found a post on White Coat Investor about using multiple 401(k)s via a SoloK or some combination thereof with an employer 401(k) to allow one to defer more than $132k (I'm married) into retirement vehicles. I'd lin...
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Thoughts on house hacking with a townhouse? I saw a decent looking one that had an HOA cost. What is an HOA? I heard they were a pain in the ass to deal with
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Is it easy to just buy a property and STR it? or are there too many restrictions to go through now?