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I'm new to real estate and I found my first deal on a duplex in the Houston Texas area. I was going to house hack using a VA loan. I visited the property and made a strong offer. A few days later my realt...
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I typically do smaller, older pier and beam remodels, but I may have an opportunity to flip a well preserved home. The 12ft ceilings, wood details, dental mouldings are all still intact. There was some damage to a 196...
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A study by Corelogic reveals rent rates for single-family homes was up 11% from 2020 to 2021. Cities like Phoenix, Austin, San Diego, Orlando, and Las Vegas saw rates increase over 15% last year.If you rented a house ...
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I recently purchased a duplex and the seller was the listing agent. After she moved out and I was moving in, she hid many things that I am now fixing/replacing. She placed wallpaper over huge wholes in the wall, light...
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I am a buy and hold investor and have just been saving up my 25% down payment and purchasing. However it has become harder to find a good deal in this market. So I decided to look into refi to get a lower rate.
My ...
Me and my partner set up an LLC in CA (taxed as a partnership) in 2019. We are the only individuals in the company and performed over 1000hrs each this year and will continually maintain those hours developing our lar...
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Hey friends, I'm considering using a Self-Directed IRA to invest in a short-term vacation rental. So two questions: 1. Should I transition my current Traditional IRA to a Self-Directed ROTH IRA or keep it as a Self-Di...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community. First time blog posting and I could use your advice! Your insights and comments will be appreciated!
Here is my situation:
I own a condo in NY (Queens borough) since 2002 that I’ve liv...
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I am not sure if I should sell my first home and rent it out? I currently rent with my wife we just welcomes our third son who unfortunately has some medical problems. We bought out first home about 10 years about for...
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Trying to wrap my head around this process.I have a seller who has a home underwater. Selling via short sale. She is divorced an although husbands name is still in on title, she has court approved authority to sell ho...