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Hi EveryoneI am trying to maximize self employed tax deductions while only deducting expenses that can be later be rolled back into my income by lenders. I know it is a balancing act for self employed people. So far I...
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Hello All, Please excuse my ignorance but here my situation. I've owned a duplex for 5 years but have only recently started learning about what it means to be a real estate investor. In years past I have filed my own...
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Whoever came up with the idea and execution for the little virtual award system deserves a raise. It's amazing how quite literally a few pixels and an auto response email pat on the back create this tiny amount of ele...
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So I have been building the foundation for my real estate investing practice for about 6 weeks aggressively now mainly just learning but also taking massive action. Getting capital and funding squared away, connectin...
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We are considering refinancing to remove PMI, and are also ready to invest in a what will be a rental getting a conventional loan at 20%.Is there a way for the lender to pull the credit one time? Should we do one befo...
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Hi all,I'm a total newb to using outside money and was hoping I could get some advice from people who have gone down this road before.I have done 2 deals so far, both duplexes with conventional loans and I'm looking t...
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Ok, let me give you the run down... I bought my first property in Dec 2010 using a conventional mortage and putting 20% down. The property is a duplex, where I live in one half, and the other half is rented. The rent ...
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First time investor. My goal is cash flow. In Brandon Turners real estate book he said we should aim for deals that are 80% of asking and making a minimum of $200 per unit in cash flow after all expenses. In the inspe...
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Hi all, new to the forums. My girlfriend and I are looking to buy a househack property duplex/triplex, however the recent climbing prices of real estate is alarming and a little scary for us since we've never invested...
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New to this! And I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on obtaining storage unit facility? Or if they have one what type of profit/loss do you normally retain?
Thanks in advance.