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Good Day BP, I need a second opinion. Would it be logical from me to borrow money from my 401K to purchase a home whether for myself or for rental purposes? Can this be done? Are there any other strategies you'd sugg...
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Hello! I just put my first property under contract! A 4 unit, and am having the general inspection tomorrow, trying to get a structural engineer out ASAP to have a look at this but I figured I'd try and get your opini...
My husband & I bought a 4-BR home for $75K cash in 1988, and over the next 15 years put $50K+ into improvements, including construction of a detached home office. We took the home office deduction for several year...
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I am a 100% disabled veteran ..a US Army Vietnam Era Veteran, I am sharing this info to give you additional info in case u can use this info to give me additional advice or strategy how I can Strategy #1: start out...
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I recently posted that some lending and sales schemes were predatory.
First, predatory practices does not have a legal definition, generally you will find examples of strategies or activities that are deemed ...
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Over the years we have had one eviction and a few situations where the tenant left after falling behind on rent. It looks like we have another eviction in the making with long term tenants. In all of these instances...
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Hey guys,
I've only been a full time rehabber for the past two years. I was wondering for all your veterans, in a hot market or upward trending market, is flipping still as easily possible as it is today? I don't wan...
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Hola guys!
I read a post about a week ago about an investor that felt compelled to burst us newbies' bubbles who are coming into this field too wide-eyed and too bushy-tailed... For their own sake. I initially had m...
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Heard it more than once in podcasts that a good rule of thumb is getting a property rented out for 2% of the purchase price. Question: which market is this applicable? Is this only on certain states and expensive prop...
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This seems to be a widely held mantra here. If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating. That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii. Probably because it's not true...