Preapproved for $500k looking to buy 1st house hack duplex in Austin TX or neighboring areas. When I run the math it’s always a huge negative cash flow… and I don’t have many options within my budget for places in nic...
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I reached out to my accountant about doing a cost segregation study in order to utilized the accelerated depreciation, and he said that it’s usually very cost prohibitive and is hard to justify unless you have a very ...
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I recently purchased this house. There are cable and phone lines running EVERYWHERE....it's like a spider web, but all over the place...What can I do to fix this? Can I "force" the installer to come out and do it prop...
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Whats the easiest way to learn the short sale process
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I currently have 2 4-plexes under contract. My financing will not be finished until after our scheduled closing date so I went ahead and lined up a hard money lender just in case. Before I finalize with the hard money...
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I read an amazing article today by a 22 year old millionaire named Tucker Hughes-https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/276134 It inspired me to dive deep and examine my daily productivity, clarity for my goals, and how...
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Was wondering everyones thoughts on Paying Cash for SF rental Homes. I bought my 2 Sf Rentals Cash and have really enjoyed it. It has made it stress free not worrying about monthly payments. This way between tenants o...
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I have just started the negotiating of a short sale. The purpose of this post is to hear from the experts the likelihood of success for this deal. My headline may look a touch confrontational, but it's not at all. I j...
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My wife and I purchased a building in, Ocean Isle Beach, NC almost 2 years ago, as an investment property to rent or hold and possibility sale. All was going just fine until hurricane Florence. A giant oak tree fell o...
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I have some questions regarding tightening up my criteria for selecting prospective tenants, and weeding out potential bad eggs.
Does anybody have any thoughts on hiring a professional to administer a polygraph test...