Hi, everyone. First time poster.We're shopping for a home in Los Angeles and are a little dumbstruck by this market. We'll find a house with a listing price of, let's say, $890,000, run it through the automated apprai...
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By Kari Klaus, Founder of RealtySage.com
If you’ve upgraded your home in the past 10 years then you’ve probably added smart technology like NEST thermostats, or why you chose Alexa powered lights and Ring doorbells...
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Hello BP, I am starting out in Real Estate and I was wondering for my first purchase into my portfolio should I buy under my own name, or an LLC?I know down the road this would be beneficial for tax purposes, but ...
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Apparently the White House is pushing for national rent control. Landlords with 50 units or more would be limited to a maximum of 5% annual rent increases. The linked "fact sheet" is, well, oddly light on facts. For s...
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Hey everyone, we are looking for some clarification or advice on maximizing the tax benefits on a short term rental. We are in the process of purchasing our first property, just narrowing it down right now. We both ha...
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I am curious if this sort of partnership already exists. But wouldn't it be advantageous for a long term buy and hold investor to team up with someone looking to do AirBnb arbitrage? If the property is marginal or may...
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Hey guys,I am 21 years old and I currently work 2 jobs, 13 hours a day to be able to save money to invest in real estate. My brother and I just started up our own LLC and we want to start it out by flipping houses to ...
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/new...It's incredible how generous our government can be with our money. How many people lost their income for 12 months? After accounting for stimulus checks and increased unemployment bene...
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I know I’m probably going to get some hate thrown my way for this, but….well, its nothing I can’t handle. Wholesaling seems to be really fashionable in real estate at the moment. A decade or so ago, I was about 20 y...
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Has anyone created a qualified opportunity fund (QOF) with a corporation or partnership and successfully invested in a Nashville Tennessee or Clarksville TN? It seems like a great program and I was really excited to s...