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Hi All,As I look at my options to finance my first RE deal, I was researching the early withdrawal penalty from TSP (Federal equivalent to 401K) and just learned that I can take out a TSP loan with no penalty, no tax ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...
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We're exploring ways for my spouse (who does not have a full time job, but works 25 hours/week outside real estate) to qualify as a real estate professional as we build our short term rental portfolio. Curious if anyo...
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This is off RE topic, but since we have a lot of professionals on here and I noticed a few pilots I'm hoping to get some insight on the gravity of my fears.
I travel a lot with my company, including flights cross-cou...
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Good morning. We are out of state investors in the search for another property in the Cleveland area. We aren't desperate so we're waiting for the right property. Our budget is <$120k. We're looking for units that ...
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I’m 32 yo, having a later start to a career than I would have wished. Around one year into my A.A. Degree in machining technology as well as into a new machining apprenticeship job. Humbly making less money than most ...
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Has anybody had experience converting a home into an assisted living facility? We are thinking of buying a 2500 sq ft SFH and extending it to 4,500 sq ft (from 6bed/3bath to 14bed/7bath). We have an operator willing t...
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Hi BP! I am new to the vacation rental space and I'm looking for a good rental agreement. I've found some templates online from places like Law Depot but hoping to get a strong rental or lodging agreement template fr...
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My daughter travels with work. She is thinking of renting out her house for short term rental while she's gone to make up for some of the costs of being gone (she has some special need dogs that cost more to board). ...
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Since yesterday a company called Nvidia is valued higher than Apple. Yes, you have read that correctly. 3 Trillion $ market cap. Nvidia is now the second biggest company in the US. Ask 10 random people today about Nvi...