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Should I use an attorney to help form my LLC properly or should I save the money and do it myself??
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I'm a new investor and looking to start out with a couple flips a year to generate cash to fund purchases on rentals and duplexes. I live in California and have owned one rental property in Texas a few years. I think ...
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- Has anyone ever invested in a real estate crowdfunding platform such as www.realtyshares.com?- Is it worth doing this if I have a good sum of money but not enough to purchase a house?
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Hello BP! This is my first post ever even though I've been reading on the site for some time. I can usually find the answers I need in old threads but on this subject I haven't found exactly what I am looking, hence t...
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I have heard several people use FHA and 203k loans to buy investment real estate. I currently have a home and am using a HELOC for capital to start investing. I live in my home with my with my wife and son. Knowing ...
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I know lenders can use 75% of the expected rents for small multifamily when calculating rental income for the DTI, but can they do the same if you plan on renting by the room for a SFR?Also, how do lenders verify the ...
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I am an agent and working with a couple of investors that have expressed interest in this particular part of Columbus. I'm not as familiar with this area as much so as I am the northern arc. I've heard comparisons to ...
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In reviewing our 2023 production at least 1/4 of all our STR (particularly luxury STR) and multi family sales were the result of 1031X transactions in which the seller sold a like kind property towards a high cash flo...
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Does anybody know if having a PM company manage your property mitigate risk for the owner (individual on the title)?I am currently a live in landlord, but want to move out and rent full time to tenants. I am strugglin...
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You may soon be able to buy your own hotel room in Austin to operate as an AirBnB short-term rental. Miami-based NGD Homesharing plans to open a 33-story hotel in 2022 in the Rainey Street District and sell the indivi...