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We built a custom home to live in as our primary residence. It is up in value but we are trying our best to stay here for another year in order to use the 2 out of 5 exemption. However, we built this house as an inves...
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Hi,
I just passed the broker's exam, so I need to decide where to hang my license. I will mostly just be buying houses for personal investment, maybe helping out a friend here and there. So what I'm lookin...
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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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My wife and I want to sell our house and we have the opportunity to sell to a friend of our next door neighbors, they saw the house and they love it, they got pre-approved by one small bank and are waiting for a secon...
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I have been doing mailers for just over a year and I always get the "take me off your list" calls. I always do take them off my list, but now I am getting to the point where I need to refresh my lists. How do other ...
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Long story short..I have one rental (been renting it out for past 10 months) and it is fully paid for and I want to be legitimate with taxes, deductions, etc. I want to keep things as simple as possible, so I guess...
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Can someone please tell me in laymans terms what the cap rate is? I've read definitions over and over, but I still don't get it. Sorry feel like the dunce cap is on.
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How do you wholesale? Im curious to see strategies of all of the experienced wholesalers. Do you find a property that seems to be a great deal then put it under contract and find a buyer while its under contract? How ...
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I recently found a property that I was interested in was listed for sale. I contacted the realtor as I was interested initially as purchasing this a my first rental property. I have conducted 2 walkthroughs with my co...
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How do you guys track rental income from your properties? More specifically, do you put it into a bank account (savings or checking) that is specifically for your rentals? What are the disadvantages/ advantages. I onl...