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Hi all,
I believe it is common to have a situation where one spouse brings in majority of the W2 income and the other is either a stay-at-home parent, works part time, etc. and they can easily qualify as an RE profes...
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"I'm moving to the area and I have plenty of money in the bank but I have not secured a job yet. Will you rent to me?"I seem to get this question every so often and I was curious what other landlords and property mana...
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Are you accepting a lower CoC return than you historically have due to interest rate hikes? I am finding it almost impossible to find a 30% return (the gold standard for STR's) due to interest rates being this high. A...
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Here’s rant #2 for the day. I have a preliminary call in a few minutes with a person that wants to get into private lending and wants to engage our loan consulting side to assist. When we asked “what they were current...
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Hi all, hope everyone is doing well and just wanted to introduce myself, returning from 2005-06 when we did few flips (3) and few rentals (4) and learn some do's and do not's. Difference this time for me is hard mone...
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Quick back story: I am helping a client find a new lease. Their current building is not renewing leases for whatever reason and so now my client who just gained citizenship last year and his wife, a victim of identity...
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Hi BPers (and, I hope, helpful lawyers),I have read online that one can secure traditional financing while getting asset protection by getting a traditional residential mortgage in one's own name, putting the title in...
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Hello, Folks,I'm looking for other folks' takes on the housing market in the suburban and Metro Chicago areas.For example, ...Rehabs and Fix-and-flips: When you went to sell, how was your time-on-market compared to wh...
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I am currently on a non-immigrant work visa in the US working as a financial analyst and am looking to invest in real estate on the side.Having done some research I know my options are limited as I am not a permanent ...
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Hi Everyone!
I am new to the DFW area and have started a career in insurance! I'm originally from Philadelphia, PA, and went to school at the University of Missouri - I was a student-athlete on the track and field te...