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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Mesa.
Purchase price: $890,000
Cash invested: $140,000
Rented out my personal home when I didn't need it anymore. (Only started i...
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I want to know your thoughts about something that I realize is a sensitive subject in our present day and challenges my own industry.Call it career suicide, but I offer no apologies for opening this discussion because...
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In 2020, we took on one of our most challenging deals in Hudson, NH, where a woman reached out, desperate to sell her home and escape a troubled marriage. She’d recently moved out, leaving her unemployed husband in th...
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We have received a rental application from a couple who probably would meet our financial rental criteria but they have listed that another family will be living with them. They are US citizens and will be sponsoring ...
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So, I imagine I'm having a similar problem I'm finally getting over that a lot of rookies face. That is overcoming the notion that I need to see a piece of property to put an offer in on it. I'm pretty much there, and...
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Hey all, What I'm referring to are what (on the surface) appear to be the "Community Type" HOA's. From what I understand, they basically "Maintain" the entryway to the neighborhood, make sure nobody paints their house...
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The rental I purchased last week had fairly significant security deposits in place, a portion of which was labeled as "non-refundable".
Am I correct to assume that's essentially income?
If so, from a tax perspective...
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Good Evening All, Thank you to everyone that has provided help and responded to my posts. Right now I am working on a scope of work for my contractors. I know I am not telling them how to do their job in the scope of ...
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I'm looking for some insight regarding the flexibility of FHA loans. I know about the general qualifications for FHA/203k and am thinking this could be a good strategy for a property I am analyzing in St. Petersburg, ...
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Could anyone please share how do you check a credit of potential tenants. So tired of giving away 1 months rent to a realtor for finding tenants. Last tenants didn't even stay a year. Decided to do it on my own. And w...