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I was blessed to have money gifted to me from my parents from their LOC (line of credit). The LOC comes with a monthly payment which I am looking to pay so I get that tax benefit. I'm looking for advice on the best wa...
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When house hacking or just renting in general, what are the pros and cons of including utilities?
Also, same question but with furnishing
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My friend is in a sticky situation, and I was wondering if anyone can offer any sound advice? What would you do in this situation?Last year, my friend and her husband bought a new duplex using a mortgage (their plan ...
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My mother wants me to buy her home rather than inherit it with my two sisters. Her home needs repair, the master bathroom shower needs to be redone down to the sheetrock, the kitchen needs to have the tile floor remov...
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Do I care about comps when analyzing a rental property for cash flow? Other than determining the ARV to see how much built-in-equity I have, do I really care about comps on a longer-term buy and hold cashflow play?Tha...
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I just got PMI removed on one of my properties and it was incredibly easy! It will save me thousands of dollars over the next 10 years.
If you are a homeowner with a mortgage that carries Private Mortgage Insurance...
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I would estimate as much as 20% of our guests in our various units will open windows while the Heat or AC runs and struggles to keep up, and running up the utilities bill. I can understand if it's a nice high 60s or '...
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First let me start off by saying that this thread is for those animal lovers that have pets and consider those pets to be a part of their family. I don't really need to hear from the cold-hearted, non-animal lovin...
Will loss of rental income from my overnight rental qualify me for the penalty free 401k distribution? I had two or three months of less than average rentals and one month of no rentals due to Covid travel restrictio...