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Hey everyone!! I'm Pete Garcia from Texas specifically in the San Antonio/Boerne area. I'm new to RE Investing but looking to start and get my feet wet with wholesaling. For the past several months now I figured I'd e...
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I am new to the forum so would like to take the time in my first post and thank everyone for sharing their experiences. I have contacted a real estate agent in NY and he has a large amount of short sales but has told ...
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so i have a good realtor friend that just called me to discuss some frustration he has experienced with saxon mortgage. he has been jumping through hoops trying to get a short sale done on a property for about 7 mont...
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Back in 2008 when the real estate market took a dive, many of my clients were upside down and risked losing their properties. I began to offer them an alternative means to keeping their properties viable, short term ...
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We're looking at testing the water on vacation rentals in Florida - and am wondering how reliable is the data from Mashvisor - is it worth the subscription fee? We're working with a broker but i hate to put all my tru...
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It seems to me like the push to quadruple Colorado STR property taxes is softening quite a bit. Still a long way to go, but reading between the lines of this Colorado Sun article today, the opposition efforts seem to ...
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Airbnb or STR (short term rentals). The concept is furnished rentals that are rented for short terms as short as 1 day to 30days or longer if you desire.I'm a newbie. I only started in 12/2017 with my first airbnb....
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Hi!Looking to see other's input on this deal in brandon, FL. The property is in a great location, just 20 min from downtown tampa and just over 1 hr from disney /east orlando. This will be our first investment propert...
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We are already witnessing cracks in the Chinese real estate market. In fact, they are expecting a recession in 2019. The US stock market is in a free fall and just a few points away from being in a full blown Bear Mar...
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Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...