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Wondering if I should be buying an investment property instead of a primary residence first. I am currently renting. Thoughts?
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My wife and I are debating selling our primary residence and down sizing into our rental property. If we use the capital gain exclusion on selling our primary residence, ($150k gain currently) are we able to utilize t...
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I've done this in the past but don't know if I did it right. I have an existing tenant that wants to add a new roommate to their current lease. I don't have a problem with this, I already ran a background check and ev...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment.
Purchase price: $170,000
Cash invested: $5,900
Sale price: $214,000
fha loan first primary , now ready i to get investment property
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I currently have a rental property and a primary residence in which I've lived for 6-years. I am interested in selling my rental property and converting my primary residence into a rental property. After doing this, I...
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Hey BP community,
If you claim a house as primary residence in your mortgage application, does that affect your ability to rent the house out? Is there a certain period of time you have to wait before you are allowe...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Raytown.
Purchase price: $120,000
Cash invested: $9,000
I live in this home and have been house-hacking it while remodeling it sl...
I bought an REO from Wilmington Savings Fund and they required me to sign an owner occupant affidavit that also said I would not sell or rent it within the first year of ownership. I bought it cash. This was NOT a HU...
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Hi All! I'm new to BiggerPockets and looking for your feedback
I'm wondering how everyone would approach assessing the rental viability of their own home. We are potentially moving next year and want to assess whethe...
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I am currently living in the east bay area of San Francisco, with a rental property in San Diego. I am thinking of selling the my SFR in SD and using a 1031 to invest in a more cash flow friendly market. I have been t...