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Hi everyone,My girlfriend and I are planning to move to the Saint Paul, MN area in about a year and we, like many others, are hoping to house hack a duplex. However I want to analyze properties as if I was buying them...
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Hey all,Does anybody have experience obtaining a mortgage from a US based bank or lending company for an international property (Belize) and have any recommendations? I’m looking for options to finance a condo for vac...
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Hello folks,I am 27 living in Canada and make roughly 53k after taxes.I have been living in my condo (Purchased for ~159k) for just over a year that I put 20% down payment (~31800) on and I am looking to purchase anot...
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It seems like many podcast hosts (including Josh and Brandon on the BP podcast) promote investing for cash flow instead of investing for appreciation. I understand the economics and the strategies for positive cash f...
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Hi. What are your thoughts on what will perform better going forward, short-term rentals or long-term rentals?
This is a topic that comes up very frequently in conversations with clients, investors, and friends here...
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Hey everyone,My wife and I recently moved to Kansas City, KS and are partnering with investors to acquire multifamily properties in the area. We have an idea of what types of properties we want to go after and the num...
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My wife and I are currently renting a townhouse and our plan is buy our first home in about two years, once we have more money saved (about $20,000 saved right now). We felt that renting was the smartest decision righ...
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Hello All, need some advice. Last year I bought an STR using conventional loan. At that time real estate was at an all time high. I took out a HELOC from my primary residence for down payment thinking that there would...
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We were very happy with the automated rent payment system from Erentpayment.com, however, after they the issues in November when they lost rent payments we are looking at other options. What other services are out th...
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Hello,Did a quick search and didn't see anything like this similar so here we are.I am currently under contract to purchase my first Duplex in Mid February. Its a corner lot with both a shed and a carport. The quest...