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What do you say to a seller when they ask how does a short sale benefit me after I've done bankruptcy? Are there even any benefits? What I've been saying mainly is that its added protection and gets your name out of i...
My husband's grandma is the sole owner of a great apartment complex in Aptos, CA a block from the beach, which is really expensive to buy and to rent right now. Currently they are charging $2200 per 2bd unit in rent a...
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Would love to discuss the market in Binghamton. My daughter is a freshman and I want to see if it makes sense to purchase a multi-family unit close to the school for her and pick up some rental money as well.
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Hello, I am 22 years old and started investing into a Roth IRA last year. Since then, I found bigger pockets and what real estate has to offer. How have you decided to balance your type of investments? Theoretically, ...
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Hi BP!! =)Most Southern Californians are perfectly happy purchasing their first piece of real estate to "achieve the American dream" or for another emotional reason. Those are valid and great, but there is a lack of ...
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I'm changing jobs so figured this might be a good time ask this. My previous and next employer do a 401k with a 6% match. I guess 401k's the only benefit of a 401k is it's tax benefit and I'm making an instant 100% RO...
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At what scale does it make sense to start exploring a cost segregation study? Does the cost of the study scale with the size of the investment? Who does these (not looking for specific companies), is it accountants,...
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So, my wife and I bought our first real estate property two years ago as our primary residence. I did a VA loan with 100% financing. The home has been a fixer-upper and we now have estimated 60,000 of equity if we we...
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Not sure if I put this in the right category. Earlier this year my parents helped me in purchasing duplex. Their name is not on the mortgage but we split the profits. Now I'm not quite sure how the taxes work but is i...
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There are five key benefits to investing in real estate and I am sure you have seen this acronym before and this will be review but if not, I find this helpful for myself and I love sharing it with you.I = Income D = ...