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As I shared before now that I am retired thanks to being a Long Term Buy and Hold Landlord I am taking my time to look back and share. In this post I am going to look back on my First Rental Property Experience begin...
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I am buying a Short term rental this year but will be using a property management company only for this year, which prohibits me from claiming bonus depreciation.
If I manage the property on my own next year (2025),...
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I want to buy my next investment. Looking for advice on way forward. Here is the skinny: - I have one rental property (VA loan)- took out a Heloc to buy my second property - I live in the second property (VA loan also...
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Hello peeps, I'm Angel from Massachusetts. I have owned a two family for about 20 years and now it has about 250k or so in equity at this point. So I think I already passed the "house hack phase" Looking to acquire a ...
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Below is just one example of the many websites and forums popping up around the country, depicting landlords as greedy, evil monsters. What's most interesting is the growing number of people that believe housing is a ...
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Hi everyone,I'm getting ready to start a direct mail campaign to apartment owners.My goal is to purchase at least 10 doors in the next 12 months, and wholesale any other deals that don't quite fit what I am looking fo...
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I am moving out of my primary home(in San Diego) that I plan to rent out. It currently has tiled countertop in kitchen & Formica-like countertops in 3 bathrooms. Does upgrading them to quartz fetch more rent?
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I am currently going under contract on the sale of a vacant piece of land and would like to defer my gains into a STR condo. Would this qualify as a like kind exchange? If so when would i need to specify to the title ...
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Hello Texas Investors,
I am in the process of converting my primary residence to a rental and I have been advised by multiple sources about the security devices requirement in Texas' property code: Sec 92.153 in this...
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I have two houses in Florida with a lot of equity and low interest rates. I looked at refinancing but the new rates are higher and the closing costs would be high. I hadn't heard much about a HELOAN but it sounds li...