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Hi everyone, I currently own a home in Washington, DC, and I think I have about $100,000 or maybe $80,000 in equity I want to leverage to buy a second home, which I would operate like a rental though would want to kee...
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I am looking for the following:
Looking for new construction or pre-construction houses in "positive growth", metropolitan areas. Single family, 15% toward costs or discount. Values between $125k and $175k.
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For those who own rental properties, landlords, etc, what areas do you like to buy in? What do you like to see in your deals? Do you invest in Trust Deeds as well? Or just property?
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im confused a bit guys, i dont know where to start investing and how to focus on one place and not few. I want to do BRRRR & I have around 120K, where is the best place to invest do you think to start in gene...
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My units have no central AC. I clearly mark there is no AC as an amenity. There's been some heat waves in the area, two weeks ago hitting > 100, this past week hitting 85. Guests have been complaining about the hea...
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My head is spinning. I've spoken to several people and I just don't know which way to go. I need to put a property on the market next month and do a 1031 exchange. Once sold and after fees and expenses, I will need to...
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We all know that r/e can be very profitable, but how many of you actually love what you do?
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Hello!So I am debating on whether a good rental property investment would be best in Richmond or Hampton Roads.I know of some wonderful pockets that would suit my needs in the Hampton Roads area, but a good friend has...
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I've been trying to decide where to buy property, and am coincidentally moving to the Chicagoland area soon.I know that Chicago in particular has some problems. High debt, corruption, and is losing population. Also th...
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Under current tax law, your building is set to depreciate over 27.5 or 39 years. But many assets like lighting, carpeting and cabinetry depreciate much faster than that.
Which means you shouldn’t have to wait all t...