My spouse and I are in the market for a new primary residence. The area we live in is a HOT market with low, to no, inventory. We have the inside scoop on a property not yet listed on the MLS, but soon to be. The curr...
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I'm currently considering moving from my position as a contracted employee to a job where I would be a W2 employee. How long should I wait after the job change to look at applying for my first mortgage?For context, I ...
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Hi everyone,
New to the forum here. How is the Phoenix/Scottdale market for investing? Specifically SFR properties. Have property prices cooled off, or is it still overpriced in your opinion?
Also, is it a cash flow...
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“If you want to know the future, look at the past.” —Albert Einstein
I started thinking about what the future holds and what it could look like when the next crash happens.
Naturally, I wanted tonlook back to the ...
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When out of state investing, how does one go about appealing their tax assessment?
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I’m in the process of getting my house ready for sale and my property manager only notified me of two discrepancies but failed to mention the 5 other big things like damaged hardwood floors. The tenants already lost ...
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Has anyone used their 401K to buy a rental and receive tax free income ? If so, how does one go about doing so? Would I be able to make repairs out of pocket or does everything have to be from the 401K?
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I've been using the same Realtor to view my potential properties and then if I like the property, I'd submit my offer through the Realtor.
What I'm curious is:
Do Realtors provide a comparable property analysis if a...
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I'm in a bit of limbo right now, in that..... The property I have been trying to get approved on and purchase, is from the 50's , and it has a separate " workshop " that is separate from the main house, but it is all ...
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Hi,I currently go to school in Illinois and l understand that this state has property taxes in arrears. As a rookie investor l have heard that is unattractive. I am wondering why? The principle of putting off debt unt...