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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $425,000
Cash invested: $23,000
1 bedroom short term rental in the smokies
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TLDR; I prefer buying in a high interest rate environment and then refinancing in a handful of years, rather than buying in a low interest rate environment and refinancing in a handful of years.Wanted to share my thou...
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Hello,I am still fairly new to the property investment business. I own two homes in Goldsboro NC. The house I am currently wondering about is one I bought about 5 yrs ago for its actual market value (which I know not ...
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Folks! I am exploring installation of roof top solar panels to a) reduce the utility bills (Owner paid utility situation), b) to replace an old roof part of this deal so it can be depreciated quickly!Of course, it's g...
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I am a 26 year old investor with 3 rental properties that i bought in the last year. My goal is to build a large portfolio of single family cash flowing houses for my retirement. My market here in Cleveland tends t...
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I've seen a lot of people recommending mandating tenants get rental insurance, but I don't understand why. I'll have insurance on the home to protect myself, but why is it my business if they insure their own property...
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Fannie and Freddie are obviously doing a terrible job of assessing risk for borrowers with their mounds of prescribed paperwork. Apparently the Danes allow borrowers to access loans via the secondary market directly w...
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Hi All,I was wondering if any of you had any advice on how I could avoid, if at all, private mortgage insurance. I have heard that this is a significant chunk of your monthly cash flow and if I can avoid it or shrink ...
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I love to travel and my job allows me to travel a lot. This year I have been on several trips for work and out of town for over 4 months. It has been great fun and I have made a lot of money. Still I have this passion...
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For those doing it or who have already started, is AirBnB arbitrage still something worth pursuing? Is the opportunity still there for new people?I used to see AirBnB arbitrage on social media a lot. At one point, I s...