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I've seen many thing online claiming that you can do a wholesale deal without leaving your home or on vacation. I was wondering if anyone knows how this works since you are not seeing the property or meeting with sell...
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Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...
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I have a HUD property on contract which expires on 1 Dec. I had 45 days to close. Since this is my third property I chose not to go with a conventional loan. I assumed banks wouldn't want to talk to me anymore. Plus I...
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Hello,I am a new to the area of real estate and one of the biggest problems stopping me from investing is that I do not understand the general flow "the deal". I'm specifically interested in this from the perspective ...
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For those licensed agents out there....when you buy a property for yourself, either personal residence or investment property, you typically receive the buyers agent commission.Is this considered taxable income? Or is...
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Characteristics of Hard Money Lenders
A bank’s role is to supply financing first by evaluating the borrower and the borrower’s financial state, including taking into account their debt compared to their income, commo...
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Hello! Wanted to discuss the more complex tax deductions for short term rentals/Airbnbs. The two STRs I own are 100% exclusively used as STRs. I'm familiar with all the basic deductions i.e. cleaning fees, utilities, ...
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Hello - do those that use Furnished Finder or perform 30-90 day rentals typically require their tenants to get renter's insurance? I'm getting some push back from a potential tenant that she's never done that before o...
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I'm a newbie investor in the Baltimore market, and am fairly hands on rehabs and construction process. I plan to act as the General Contractor, sub-contract some rehab work and take on some myself to keep my rehab co...
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I see there are a few others on here from my local area...Some of which I know, and others that I have not met yet...I have no idea what to consider myself - I have had one rental property for about 10 years, and then...