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Bought our first home 2 months ago, we got a good price and decided to do just 10% and keep the additional $ for emergencies and upgrades then have the home reappraised a year later to remove PMI (extra $100 a month)H...
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One of the things that has held me back from investing in real estate is the idea of being a landlord. I see and know many investors with multiple properties and the same question comes to my mind every time: "How do...
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I've been thinking about this a lot lately. How do you ultimately exit RE as a buy and hold investor? The most common things you hear people say is that they plan to hold forever and pass along their homes to children...
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So I have a cottage I was looking to lease and ended up putting two guys in it who are friends. Guy #1 moves in and shows his dad from out of town where he‘ll be living who is in town for Labor Day weekend and to clea...
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Hello All,I was wondering which zip codes are best in Cape Coral for a good 10% above Cash on Cash and good Appreciation. My budget is between $200k and $240k. Looking for SFH...3/2 more than $1500 SQ FT. I am interes...
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Hello, I’m active duty military deployed overseas and one of my guys has a significant problem. His wife and two young kids are in Ohio in a house they’re renting. Their AC went out two weeks ago and still has not bee...
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I know most people on the forums are well established financially and have real estate acumen, so please bear with me and be gentle ;)I have lived in an owner-occupied duplex (top/bottom) for 12 years now occupying th...
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We're starting our flipping business this year in order to fund our buy and hold strategy. And I understand that income from rehabs/flips is taxed at the highest level. However, we intend to use all profits for the pu...
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Here's my current situation...we have a home that we lived in for over a decade. It's worth $255k and we owe $140k. Monthly mortgage (escrow included) is $1188. Great interest rate of 3.25% and it's in a wonderful are...
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with the help of this forum and several books i have been reading in the past couple weeks i have decided that in the near future i am going to buy my first rental property.
my plan is to buy a relati...