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Is it common or recommended to make improvements on a rental property while it’s rented?I was thinking about adding a garage, while I know it has an ROI from the increased value of the property - is it wise to do that...
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I have a tax certificate for Chambers County from the 2023 auction. The house is clearly abandoned, as the power box is disconnected, AC is removed and someone clearly packed up the stuff. It has been sitting abando...
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Partnering with ones self in an IRA/LLC, that is the IRA has 75% stake in an LLC and you have another 25% of credit or cash invested for repairs.So, your IRA and you are the members of the LLC.How can this be done or ...
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Currently in the military and have received orders recently to move to a state that is far away. Looking for advice on whether to sell my single family home (SFH) or rent it out for diversification purposes. (Don't ne...
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if I have money in a 1031...can I use that to buy owner occupy property and get owner occupy interest rate from new mortgage company?
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While starting out in real estate, in doing my initial research and listening to the podcasts and such I hear of the hard money lending and private money as well as loans from the bank. My question is while you borrow...
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I bought my first deal of 2009 back in March. I've bought 9 since then, but here are the details and a few things I learned on the first one.
HUD foreclosure--3-2 singlewide mobile home on nearly 4 acres.
The Good:...
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I currently have one rental property. What is the best strategy to get my second property and then keep the momentum going? My goal is to own 15-20 properties. Of course I want them all to cash flow and so over levera...
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Good morning BP,
I've been analyzing deals like crazy since I became a pro member couple weeks back. I've got my real estate license so I've been using the MLS but also realtor.com, Zillow, and Redfin. What other pla...
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Hi my name is Nathan, I've been reading here awhile, but this is my first post. I'm interested in getting into real estate once I finish school, and currently have 1 rental property. I've been trying to put a realis...