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I am a new landlord of a condo and am curious about my tax write off's. I'm clear what it is I can write off, what I'm not clear about is how much (or what %) of each category will come back to me. He...
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Would love some feedback to help in the buying process. I've got 2 duplexes I'm trying to decide from and I'm somewhat stuck. Dup #1 small town but very stable area. all brick 2bd 1ba per side built in the 80s b...
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As a person who is new to Real Estate and Real Estate investing, is it best to save up cash or do a cash out refi on your personal home to purchase a 2nd home (1st rental)? Is there a financial calculator to determin...
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Wanted to know what do I say to the seller when I call them? Should I look up comps in the area before I approach the sellers? I've read many of the fsbo posts, but I haven't found a post that solves my problem. I w...
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I heard of the 1/10th marketting budget, where you should expect to spend 1/10th of your desired profits on marketting. Does this apply to buy-and-hold or is there a different rule?
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Any tips anyone can share on how to find a reputable and trust-worthy contractor and/or a lawyer who can write up less riskier work contracts?
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Real-estate Rookie here, I am going to try to make this as concise at possible.There is a mixed commercial unit for sale in my market that I have had my eye on for awhile. The property has been on the market for at ab...
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I'm looking at creating a partnership with an investor who would like to do an all cash deals on buy and hold properties. The partnership would be between the investor and myself, I would put up a small portion of th...
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Is it worth it for an agent to do a "Rent to Own" deal?Do most rent to own sellers list with an agent?
We have a three story triplex in Norfolk, VA, and the top floor unit is a small one-bedroom. Here in VA it is very hot right now! The tenant is complaining that the AC is not cooling enough. What is considered "eno...