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So I am trying to help a friend piece together a deal.
She is upside down on an "investment" condo she owns and currently rents out. She owes $300,000 on it and it's probably worth $240,000 right now. She doesn't w...
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Hey guys, currently trying to work my VA loan to get into a duplex and start my first house hack. Everything seems well however it has screw in style fuse boxes. I've looked all over but cant get a definite answer if ...
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Hi everyone,As I posted last week, as chance has it, I’ve run into a nice looking proprietary opportunity.The deal is a full portfolio of 82 units in 12 building in a smaller town (17,000 population). I have a Few log...
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Have you guys heard about the deregulated energy companies? I actually signed up with one and have all my tenants and properties as my customers. They can earn free energy which frees up money for them (to pay me) a...
Hi,I’ve done a few hard money deals and I’ve been trying to cash out refinance a rental that’s just about finished. The home is only worth about 85K so I’ve had a hard time finding a lender willing to work with smalle...
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Looking for some constructive investment community discourse as I've had a few clients reach out recently about settling transactions in 'alternative' currencies or trading for real property. This is not intended to b...
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I spoke with my lawyer and my CPA today and they both have different suggestions.I own a few buy-and-hold and will be managing rental properties for others as well. My lawyer suggests 1 LLC with the properties in it a...
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I wanted post a warning to my fellow community members. Currently the BP podcast is sponsored by a company called vacasa. i have been using vacasa as my management company for two summers now to manage my property in ...
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Hello everyone, I would like to ask how do you do tenant screening for Midterm Rental? Do you only get the contract? Or do you use the Keycheck (Furnish Finder) And let the tenant pay for the screening? Thank you for ...
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We currently own our first home, purchased at 108k and paid down to 101k after 4 years. It has appraised close to 150k. I am currently using a VA loan and have disability exempting from funding fees. I am constantly b...