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I currently own my house, no mortgage payment whatsoever. Just utilities.I'm looking into purchasing a second property, probably a short term rental, and I was wondering if there are any financing options available to...
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Has anyone scaled through assumable loans? Ideally, if it’s a FHA assumable loan the property has to be your primary residence for a year. Then you’re free to rent it out. So if every year I would buy an assumable rat...
Hello, I'm from Canada and struggling to find a good home insurance provider for my STR. I have found a couple but they want me to insure my primary as well as the rental. The provider I'm currently with isn't able to...
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As I understand it, if you live in the house for 2 years out of the last five before you sold, you get to avoid capital gains tax, so long as you bought as a primary residence, but the IRS doesn't care if it's the fir...
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Hello All,Long time lurker, first time poster. I became a land lord in 2015 when I converted my primary residence into a rental property after living in the condo for two years. Property is located in Evergreen, CO a...
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Hey all,I'm planning on using a primary residence loan on my first SFH or small multi-family house-hack; most likely an FHA loan. BUT..I am wondering what constitutes a primary residence?-Can I live there part time an...
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Dear all,Wanted your input on cash back refinance. My primary house is paid off, value ~300K in current market, maybe more. I have a 2nd property that I am leasing out, which is making positive cash flow ~$500/month. ...
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I'm looking to purchase a duplex with an owner occupied loan and rent out one half while claiming the other half as my primary residence. I say this as I would be looking to airbnb my unit ideally 2-3 nights a week. A...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post, so if I'm asking this question in the wrong area, my early apologies. I'm looking to purchase my first property, and I've been searching for properties with FHA Assumable loans. I d...
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Hello! I'm currently entering a partnership between myself and 2 other individuals. I'm trying to decide how to structure either an LLC or partnership. Essentially it breaks down as 3 partners, one provides sweat equi...