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When doing a 1031 exchange do you need to sell the first property fits or can you buy the new property and then sell the first one and still qualify ?
Hey, i want to get started with real estate but i am not sure where to really start. I’ve been studying and trying to learn more for the past year but i feel like i am now ready to take a step forward. Here are some o...
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It is my understanding that the new tax bill requires that in order to deduct 2017 property tax, it must be paid no later than December 31, 2017. If paid next month in January which I always pay, I will not be allow...
I currently own a home but would like to purchase a duplex and rent out my house. When looking at financing, would I be able to include the potential rent from my home as income? Would I need it to be rented prior to ...
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Hello everyone. I'm sure this question has been asked before, so I apologize. I just purchased my first rental property on Dec. 29th. In order to do this, I took out a HELOC on my primary residence. My plan is to appl...
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Hey BP community I am looking to purchase my first property and have been looking at multifamily options. I plan on using the house hacking strategy by living in one of the units (finally getting out of my parents hou...
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Hi Everyone,I'm working with 2 business partners on starting a rental business. We are working through setting up an LLC to operate under but this is taking a bit longer than anticipated. I found a property that would...
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For VA/FHA loans, if my buyer agrees to waive the appraisal contingency and appraisal comes up 10K short then they can pay the extra 10K difference, plus whatever else is needed to close, to get it done??? Gonna push ...
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Hello all, my name is phill davis and i currently reside in cambridge wi. I am originally from fremont mi but moved to WI in 2012 for work mainly due to the crash of 08 hitting MI so hard. Sadly it took me this long ...
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When it comes to returning a security deposit to an inherited tenant (after they moved out), am I legally allowed to keep any of the deposit if I didn't know what the condition of the unit was when the tenant moved in...