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Yep—another newbie here, wondering what I'm missing ... I have only recently learned that owning my properties free and clear puts me in a more vulnerable position for liability and know now that I need legal asset pr...
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Good Morning,So I have always dreamed of getting a duplex as my first house and to house hack to get my foot in the door in real estate investing. My goal was simple: house hack, and after a year browse to hopefully r...
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I have about $0 saved up for REI. It all went into the purchase of my primary residence a year ago, and now that I'm stepping up my REI game I'm regretting that. Live and learn.
My down payments with HMLs comes from...
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After a year of vague forum posts, let's get personal.My wife and I have 100K. No debt. We rent a townhouse, at $1,700 a month in Orange County, California. Currently we make a combined $160k.Our end goal is to have r...
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I've been qualified on an FHA loan for my first multifamily. 3.5% down. I'm going the house hacking route where I live in one side and rent out the other side on a duplex. Now I've stumbled across a blog on here not t...
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There are hundreds of topics on this forum regarding tax strategy for LLC. When I talked to my CPA, they explained if I will classify my company with IRS as S Corp, then I will be avoiding paying self-employment t...
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Greetings! I have spoken with a lender who says it is possible to use 401k money to fund a home purchase. Spoke to my 401k custodian and they weren't sure of the exact details of doing that. I'll need to look at all t...
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Hi guys. I keep seeing to things and not sure what they mean. The phrase loan to value and cap rate. Can someone help? I searched for these terms and couldn't find them. Thanks,vera
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We have a MTR that we received a zoning notice on from the city. They believed we were operating a STR. We are considering a STR option for this property for the summer months due to its proximity to the beach. The sn...
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Hey BP!!!So I’ve had this amazing duplex under contract since May 2019. All parties are ready to close. My lender is now telling me they will not give me the loan to purchase the house. Their reasoning behind is I “do...