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From what I understand there are four ways to make money from a rental property:
1) Cash flow - Pretty straightforward. Total money you receive as income is more than total expenses.
2) Appreciation - Increase in the...
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Hello all,
I am currently the owner of 2 duplexes, 1 conversion and 1 side-by-side. The conversion was purchased using a down payment of 20% and cash flows $525/m. The side-by-side was purchased 100% LTV (zero percen...
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Currently we own a 2.5 year old house. We bought the house because it was brand new, and it was in a place where we thought we would live for a long time. Long story short.... Taxes went up drastically, a paycut came ...
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Soooo…here is my dilemma…should I stay living in an apartment while I accumulate rental properties so that I free up my debt ratio…for even more income properties?…or should I buy a home to live in and just accumul...
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I was hoping someone with lien expertise can help me understand how they work.Background: a neighbors house has been abandoned for quite sometime now (2009?), property is in pre-foreclosure but bank/company "servicing...
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I watch what the other countries are doing to address the government debt and I know that is coming our way. I want to be prepared.
Callapsed stock markets,devalued currency, and higher taxes are just a few thoughts...
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I’m a number guy. I spend countless hours on excel spreadsheets running ProFormas on every possible situation. I want to know what the BEST possible outcome is, WORST possible, projected actual outcome, forced appreci...
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Obviously there are plenty of threads discussing the SAFE Act and how they impact Lonnie Deals. I understand that these laws may differ from state to state but my question is a simple one.
I'll make an overly simple ...
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i had a thread on this a few months ago, but it's official now. the Intuit is shutting down and everyone has to move to their new system - merchant payment service.http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/artic......