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Mostly because I’m nosey, please reply yes if you’re a DIYer, no if you sub out all work, or some other hands off investor method. Along with details if you wish. Fyi, I’m definitely hands on, even built from ground ...
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We have a contract on our 2nd STR. Current approval from one bank is 30/yr at 6% with 20% down. Is this the norm these days with excellent credit? What about borrowing against a 401k or borrowing against our current S...
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This is a revision of my old post on this timely topic. Timely because January 31st is the deadline.
Sending 1099-NEC (formerly 1099-MISC) to contractors and vendors
2024 update: While not directly related...
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I found that investors are focused on their local market because "they know it" even if return rates are much, much lower than in other areas...If they decided to be REI, so assuming they want as high return as possib...
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I found a lady looking to sell her house, which is paid for. The Catch? She is currently in a nursing home and I'm informed if I buy it, the nursing home gets all the profits and she gets a measly 30 dollars a month s...
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I will be taking my pre-license classes in two weeks so that I can get my real estate license. In the meantime I have been researching the real estate industry in general. Lately, I keep running into articles saying ...
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Hey looking for a mortgage broker who knows the deal when it comes to REI, creative financing, the work arounds on how to avoid the traditional 20-25% down and any other loop holes there may be out there.I'm trying to...
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I would appreciate any recommendation for a cigarette smoke detector that either can be checked remotely by WiFi or that has a memory function. I have a tenant in one of my units in a nonsmoking building who is smoki...
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HI all,
when I'm renting out Apartments I often bump into people that say they have an eviction history but it's from a long time ago for example 7 to 10 years ago and they claim that it was when they were young and ...