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Hi everyone, New to the multi family investing, me and my wife are purchasing our first property it’s a duplex in a very good location. ( in Johnston Iowa ) everything a tenant would ever need is only 10-20 minutes aw...
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Hey BP,I'm looking to invest for the long term, and am considering buying a fixer in California to lock in my property taxes with prop 13. It seems like an excellent long-term play.I'm curious on if any other states/ ...
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Can I add value to a SFR rental the same as MFH using its NOI, ROI, and etc...or rather have an appraiser/bank use income valuing (hope im saying this correctly) to come up with a higher value to force equity/a...
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I am under contract to purchase a new primary and using private money for 80% of the purchase price. I've been kicking around the idea of applying for a HELOC immediately after closing instead of waiting 6 months for...
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Even if you have strong positive cash flow from your rental real estate, chances are you still have a loss for tax purposes due to the depreciation deduction.
This is a great tax strategy because your positive cash ...
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Sanity Check.Take $115,000 of $125,000 life savings to pay off a my only rental property in Abilene, TX. Immediately take out a commercial line of credit (I'm pre approved) at 75%, which will be $150,000. Rents $1495...
My husband and I are interested in investing in duplexes or multi-family land we can build a duplex on in Snohomish, Whatcom or Skagit Counties. We are looking to put 20-25% and hold these investments long term. I hav...
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Hi all,
I am a newbie in real estate investing. While looking for my first rental property (or properties) with total cost of ~$100,000, I talked to a local bank to see what are my options. Here is what they ...
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What creative strategies have any of you used to minimize taxes in these quick buy/sell scenarios?
Hi All,Have been reading posts for a while, and getting a feel for the type of knowledge and advice, the encouragement one might benefit from and contribute to. I am a long-time, buy and hold investor with 3 rental p...