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Last year our daughter started at the University of Cincinnati, and was required to live on campus the first year, to the tune of around $12,000 for room & board. This isn't bad compared to a lot of schools, but ...
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My financial advisor had this to say in regards to the question of whether or not I could (without penalty) use funds in a self-directed roth IRA as a down payment on an investment property. I have no reason to doubt ...
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Good afternoon bigger Pocket family! I been so busy building that I haven’t had a moment to come back on here and update you all. I hope this post finds many of you well and persevering!
Two years since ...
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I have an up/down rental where the upstairs tenant is responsible for the electric bill. Over the past two months, the electric usage has been high and they have been arbitrarily deducting from the rent payment wha...
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Plenty of buying and selling still going on these days, so thought I'd pose the question to the community given where we're at in the cycle.Would you diversify the property types in your portfolio (multi family, condo...
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Well I'm happy to say that 2018 has been a year of .... Character building ... but I made it out the other end with another great deal under my belt. I wanted to share the experience here in order to show another simp...
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I have an opportunity to invest in a real estate related opportunity, but instead of being backed by any hard assets, such as the property, the borrower has agreed to personally guarantee the loan. I know this individ...
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