Joseph Harr
Are these closing costs too high?
I got an estimate for an investment loan for a condo. The closing costs and fees seem very high. Is this in line with what everyone else is seeing?
Barbara McArthur
Not sure how to analyse deal.
The real estate deal I just put together doesn't fit neatly into any of the calculators so I'm not sure how to analyse it. I've run it through two calculators and it looks like a good buy in both. Since I'm new to re...
Matt Jamieson
Capital Gains Tax Exemption on 2 Homes?
Hi All!Google Search came back with, "When does capital gains tax not apply? If you have lived in a home as your primary residence for two out of the five years preceding the home's sale, the IRS lets you exempt $250,...
Adriana Gatti
How to get money from a bank beeing a foreign?
I'm trying to check a financing conditions for foreign but I heard that I have to have at least two years of tax returns. I dont have that since I live in Brazil right now.Any idea how can I get money from the bank be...
J J
Value of a house
Someone is selling a house 390,000. I went to the tax assessment site and notice he brought in 2004 for 220,000. The house has been renovated such as new carpet, washer and dryer, stove etc. Is 390,000 too much for th...
Brian White
Missing something regarding financing
I must be missing something. I live in Texas and I'm in the process of buying my first rental property. I'm applying 25% down on my first property. After reading so much on BiggerPockets about investing with little...
Christopher Heidrich
Stuck in analysis paralysis and in the Military
I’ve been part of the BiggerPockets community for a while, but this is my first post. Thanks to everything I’ve learned from the podcasts, books, and this community, my wife and I currently own:
A triplex in MaineA s...
Calum Bressington
Lead Paint Certification
I recently bought a new rental and the previous property management told me I need to get a lead paint inspection every two years in Cleveland, does anyone know anything about this?
Thanks
Kristine Ann
"Detective Work" on a Foreclosed Property (Calling the Utility Companies)
I'm new to foreclosure auctions. There's a property in the neighborhood I grew up in that I'm going to bid on.
Read through the court documents online and it doesn't appear that the owner on title attended any hear...
Amitai E.
Schedule E rental income
Hello everyone, I’m trying to figure out if you have rented out a property for two years but the first year you have the lease sign at the end of the year and only have like 3 or 4 months of rental income on the sche...