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i am interested in the tax liens properties.. I'm from Baltimore and I am new to all of this and wanted to know how would I go about getting my Tax lien certificate....??? Where can they be purchased and how can I fin...
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I've seen it mentioned on some posts that lenders like to see that people pay income taxes. What do they look for with conventional owner-occupied mortgages? This is conflicting because we try to write off every dolla...
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My wife and I want to get into real estate investing. We also want to start a family. I was looking at our budget and assuming we have a kid this year after all our bills, expenses, fun, daycare, everything we shoul...
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I have a unique situation of home equity I have built and am not sure how to make best use of the same to buy more properties. Here is the situation:
I own following 3 properties:
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Hello All!! It has taken me some time to post to BiggerPockets but here I am!! :). I have a few questions about the tax lien process in Baltimore City and would like to glean from people who know the system. I am tryi...
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In a study conducted by Zillow and LinkedIn, it was determined that, for West Coast Tech workers, Seattle is a better option when considering living expense to income ratio. Housing and employment data were analyzed b...
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Hi all,I talked to an attorney about investing in tax liens because I am planning on purchasing in the upcoming sale in either Baltimore City or Prince George's County, MD. He stated that if someone buys a $4,000 tax...
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As the title says: How are you paying yourself?Do you take a flat % of what's left over?Salary plus bonuses?Or the pirate method: everything left over after the Bill's are paid is yours?Personally I find that giving m...
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We just finished getting my new 3/2 SFR ready to rent. We put in new carpet and vinyl, and now we have the leftover carpet and vinyl. I know what I do, I roll them up and put them in a corner of my garage, but then I ...