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hi everyone. i am new and have two questions.
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currently have 3 rental properties in houston and plan on buying a 4th in the next month or two. i found this seller during a garage sale and talked him ...
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So I before I started shopping for my first property, I called the mortgage broker that I used the last time I purchased a house. I decided that the rates and closing costs he quoted seemed reasonable for a 30 year te...
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hi guys, quick question for anyone that can help me out. I'm currently beginning to dabble with the idea of buying and selling vacant land. As I already work this will start as more or less a hobby as I learn the rope...
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We moved to a gated community thinking it would be safe, and we would have tons of good neighbors but we overlooked that there is a small house next door that is brown and sort of blends in with the scenery so we didn...
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I sold my 1st property a 4 plex. I am doing my 1st 1031 exchange. I bought it for 172.000 two years ago and slowly fixed it up. I sold it for 255,000 and close on Wednesday September 23rd of this month. My plan is to ...
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I know this is the millionth post about LLCs. I've talked to two investors in California and they said if a property is in an LLC, your heirs (my kids) would lose the step up basis. For example: if I bought a house in...
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I'm going to hold rental properties in my own name and manage myself, however I'm unsure about whether to manage the properties under my own name as well.I"m not interested in the LLC vs sole proprietor debate please....
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Brett Burky's contributions to Paperstac and the educational content he produces are are unquestionably valuable. That said, it's surprising to see a lack of diverse competition in this space. In the real estate SFH m...
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