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Account Closed Is a 2 year lease worth a $200/month rent deduction?
11 July 2014 | 27 replies

Hello, all.

The house is listed at 2,175, but I want to ask the landlord for a monthly rent of 1,975, in exchange for a 2 year lease with a buy-out option. Is this too much to ask?

I have an excellent cr...

Carole G. Way to sell without incurring capital gains?
18 December 2015 | 12 replies

We would like to sell several properties, pay off a few others, without giving a huge chunk to the IRS.  Is there a way to do this?

Cameron Rouse Financing for Newly Self-Employed
14 May 2021 | 3 replies

I'm looking to purchase rental properties but have been self-employed for the past year and have been told by 1 lender than there is a 2 year minimum. I'm a RE Appraiser and have been this for 5 years. 
I'm curious h...

Evan Scott Capital Gains Taxes
1 June 2014 | 12 replies

I bought a 3 flat in December of 2012. I have lived in it since that date. I am looking to sell my place at a profit of ~$150,000. I technically will have had it as my primary residence in 2013 & 2014, but it h...

Valerie King How Long Before You Can Take Out Another Loan
2 February 2017 | 3 replies

Here's my plan. My first home will be a multifamily residence (duplex to quad) with a loan in my name. I live there for the two-year minimum. (Doesn't it officially count as an income property after that?) Then my boy...

Gerald Donaire First property journey
22 August 2019 | 6 replies

What’s up Bigger pockets! I’ve been learning about real estate investing for about two years now and I’m happy to say that I’m closing on my first property :)With the help from listening to podcasts, reading books, an...

Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson
29 December 2015 | 5 replies

Hey BP community, I am a newbie to the real estate community. The wife and I are looking to find our first home to begin investing into. Being A/D military it is a bit tough to maintain homes when we move every 2 year...

Andrey Rossin Theres no doubt the $8k will stay
30 October 2009 | 12 replies

It would be so unthinkful to get rid of it ,seems like the anxiety with the buyers trying to scrape for the purchase before the deadline is ona rise...and am sure since it had given such a tremendous jump start to buy...

Account Closed Getting a loan approved
6 August 2019 | 7 replies

I am aware that to get a loan approved the lender generally likes to see 2 years of employment with the same employer, is this true? I graduate nursing school soon and will get a job as an RN. I have worked as a CNA f...

Michael Wintercorn Just starting out - looking for guidance
11 July 2014 | 7 replies

I want to start out by saying I really appreciate all the insight this community has given me prior to joining.  Also if this post is in the wrong forum feed I apologize.I purchased my first property in 2012.  The pro...