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Braden Downs Why I wish we hadn't purchased our first home
14 July 2018 | 17 replies

I vividly remember looking out of my bedroom window at the gleaming Devon tower in downtown Oklahoma City. We had just finished moving in and my wife and I were still caught up in the glam of living downtown. Our 725 ...

Agostino Pintus 5 Mistakes Syndicators Make (MUST READ)
28 August 2023 | 3 replies

Syndicating deals offers investors the opportunity to take down larger deals using other people’s money while providing a great return for everyone in the deal. Of course, all that sounds good, it’s easy for an inexpe...

Alan E. Would you put off retirement saving to buy real estate?
17 June 2018 | 10 replies

Im finding myself faced with the decision to reduce 401k deposits in favor of putting aside money for a down payment on a primary residence so i can get a house faster. I currently live in an apartment.What are your t...

Tony Castronovo Property Tax Assessments Coming In
14 April 2017 | 14 replies

It's that time of year!  I am receiving all my property tax assessments and they are going up a lot!  I am getting a double whammy as most of my properties were purchased last year and I am now losing the existing hom...

Allana Alex House hacking- noise reduction ideas, please!
13 August 2019 | 11 replies

Hello,  currently renovating the rental unit above my apartment.  I don’t want to carpet because of installation costs  and maintenance costs but i hear that it combined with good quality padding will help reduce soun...

Arnie Guida Reduce Rent For Work?
4 October 2014 | 11 replies

One of my tenants does flooring for a living. He asked if he could put new carpeting in his apartment, and said it wouldn't cost me a thing, that they had plenty of leftover carpeting to do the entire unit, and that h...

Sergio Rodriguez Should I owe Capital Gains Taxes if I lived in the house 3 years then leased 2 years?
30 July 2024 | 8 replies

Hello Friends, I purchased a house in 2017 and lived there for 4 years as my homestead's primary residence. Following that we moved out and turned it into a short-term vacation rental around April 2021 and the last ye...

Jodi Gauthier Learning Lessons along the way-fix and flip
17 December 2018 | 1 reply

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $182,000

Cash invested: $74,100

Sale price: $335,500

We acquired this property off MLS. I loved how it turned o...

Tamarra Jean Looking for a book on analyzing deals
6 May 2020 | 6 replies

Hi!! I’m starting out and I’d like to know if you have a suggestion of books that could show me exactly how to analyze a deal (looking for a blueprint to follow to reduce the chances of making big mistakes). I’m inter...

Chris C. Homestead Exemption Ran Out (Residential converted to Rental)
29 December 2021 | 1 reply

Good afternoon,I got a loan on a condo and lived in it for many years while I had a homestead exemption on it. I moved out and rented it and forgot about the exemption. Recently the tax office sent me a bill for 2 yea...