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I am new to real estate investing, and am looking for advice on how to research the best markets. What information do you look for? And what resources do you use to gather the information? I have decided to target ...
Most discussions I found about when and how to become real estate investors come from the 18 to 25 age group. Then there are a few with the "Am I too old to start investing at somewhere between 35 to 55 age group. T...
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Most of the expense assumptions I use are based on rent. For example, I budget 10% of rental income for PM, 10% for vacancy, and 10% for capex/maintenance. Then there are fixed costs: I generally budget $700/yr for in...
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Rental Income Requirements on properties 5-10.
OK..just spoke to Fannie directly to clarify rental income
She said Fannie is definitely saying that if you own properties and want to be able to use income from them t...
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Hi! Can anyone advise in the PA, NJ or FL RE markets re: getting a loan for either 1-4 units or more without having a large, taxable income shown on tax returns? My taxable income has significantly dipped due to chi...
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Hi Guys,I am moving into a new home in December and will be renting out my current condo. I understand that if I list the condo during this Calendar year I will then be able to claim depreciation. Is it worth trying t...
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We are closing on buildable land in a few days. We will eventually build an Airbnb on the property but can't do anything till the plans and budget are ready. Until we can convert the loan in to a construction loan, ...
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Have LLC for buying and renting homes want to set up separate business to manage, do repairs for LLC and want to do the work myself in that business. Can Joe Doe LLC (owned by Joe Doe) hire Joe Doe property managemen...
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Investing in real estate has increased in popularity over the past 8 years becoming a popular investment vehicle, the art of buying to rent really became a broad market approach shortly after the 2008 housing crisis. ...
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Of the several property mangers I have there are 2 that do 1099's differently.
One manages 2 properties and does not issue a 1099. Annually I ask and annually they tell me that their owners just use the income from t...