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I am currently drinking from a fire house on everything investment real estate. Closing on my first investment duplex this week and looking for my 2nd. I hear a lot about ways to 'off set' your W-2 income etc.. I...
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Hey ya'll, So I recently got a job that's going to be paying 100% commission after my training is over. I've read a bit on how its harder to obtain financing as a 1099 employee vs a W2 and how lenders typically want t...
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BiggerPocketers, My name is Nick. I'm moving back to Manhattan from abroad in about a week. I'm looking to house-hack via FHA (3.5%) immediately. Ideally, I'm looking to land a multi-family in Brooklyn with 4 units + ...
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Refinancing loans with a focus on Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) can be a strategic decision for businesses. Here are some situations when refinancing might be considered:
1. Improved DSCR: If a company’s DSCR ha...
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Long time lover of real estate but relative newbie to investing. It’s tax Season and in doing our 2019 taxes I asked about strategies for reducing taxes. I made just shy of $100k last year and want to start investing ...
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Newbie here and here's the 411 on this deal. My cousin rents a house in Albuquerque that I stay at whenever I'm in town. He finishes law school in May at which time his lease ends (unfortunately he's not gonna be a re...
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I am leasing some bedrooms one at a time in my little apartment complex (college kids). Got one person who can not live under the same roof as a dog and she has a real doctor's letter from a local MD. I also had this ...
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We have a 2 unit building that we have lived in for 10 years. The renter lived there before we bought it. It was/is our first place, the renter was clean and worked a stable blue collar job, and it was easy to keep ...
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Hello,
My tenant signed the lease at the beginning of June, to move in mid-June. This lease included a pet addendum for her 2 small dogs. Now that the first full month's rent is due (after she has already had the ke...
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I found this article in the Sun Sentinel : Florida plan advises hospitals to bar some patients in event of severe flu pandemic
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-swine-flu-crisis-propublica-sboct18,0,233...