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Hello all,First want to thank everyone for all the information given out on the forums, I have learned a quite a bit from just skimming through various posts. I do have many questions of my own that I'm sure I can fin...
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As title says - I'm closing on an STR in December, but I likely won't get the STR permit for it (Sacramento) until January. Is there a way I can still get the tax deductions for 2023? What if I furnished it in 2023 an...
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Hi, can someone provide information on bank statement loans- process, rate, cost.... just to have an idea... someone who has purchased with this type of financing.
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Hi guys, I’m new to investing and currently House Hacking my first property. I am preparing to purchase my second property by studying and learning as much as I can of different strategies while I explore the possible...
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With the buy/flip market is so tight in our area (Waukesha County), We recently decided to change our investment goal for the time being. Buy and hold, single unit duplex for income stream. while we postpone our desir...
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Twice a month I have been getting checks from Chase and Discover offering $10k, $12k at 0% interest for 12 months. I usually shred them on the spot but was wondering if I can deposit them in my account in order to sh...
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I knew that title was going to grab your attention :) Before you go typing to disprove me just hear me out here as a thought experiment. Let me preface this conversation by saying I believe a dollar today is worth a w...
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I am currently in the process of buying two homes in Northern NJ and am financing through a hard money lender. Is it custom to pay an application fee of close to $1000 per loan? Are there any suggestions of lenders ...
Ok - so this is a little tricky but ill try to be as brief as possible. Bottom line - my neighbor is about to sell his house and was going to use a realtor. Since rates are low and he told me this I decided to make ...
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We're saving up to invest in the next year or two. If I approach a lender with 20% down but no landlord experience, will there be a problem? How can I prepare now?Thanks!Colleen