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I'm considering a self-directed IRA but have a few questions.
First, If I purchase a house outright how do I calculate ROI? Is it simply (Monthly Income - Expenses) * 12 / Purchase Price?
Second, since I pay Taxes,...
I am single and work a full-time job in the school system and have accepted the fact I'll never have the financial security I want if I continue to do what I'm doing...I'll be working till the day I die:( So I did som...
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I was wondering if anyone had any insight on helping my wife see the benefits of house hacking. We currently own a house and I'm trying to convince her to buy a multi with me to help save money for more investment pr...
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I tend to do a lot more reading on this forum then posting. But from what I see I think the rental rates are quite a bit lower in our area then other places in this country. I live about 10 miles outside the outskirts...
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I have a young single mother who is paid every two weeks. I want to offer her the option of paying her rent every two weeks as well. Here is why.If her rent is 1000/month she has 12 x $1000 payments per year. However ...
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So I have learned that when trying to create a list with owners who have less than 10% equity, I accidentally made a list of a bunch of reverse mortgage owners and mailed all of them. LUCKILY I only mailed one zi...
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As the broker of Investing N Florida, I frequently encounter clients who prefer to wait for interest rates to decrease before purchasing a home. With your experience, would you recommend buying a home now at a higher ...
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Have you ever thought about REI in Waco, TX? More and more people are these days. I moved from L.A. via Miami to Waco a year and a half ago and was amazed at the real estate market I found here. Let me tell you how Wa...
What is going on in Southern Maine? Over the last 12-18 months, feel like valuations have gone hyperbolic. Looking at cap rates on some 2-4 units and there is actually stuff with a 3-handle on it! Most seem to be ~4.0...
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Hello Biggerpockets Community! I’ve been listening to the BiggerPockets Podcasts for a little over a year now, and feel like it’s about time I interact on the forums and introduce myself. I am a recent college graduat...