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The June 2024 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that the median home price in the City of Austin decreased 1.6% to $600,000 over the past 12 months. The greater metro area’s median price fe...
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Income: -$3,000 ($2,400 after taxes) salary-$500 ($400ish after taxes) dividends/commissions-$1,575 in rental income for my owner-occupied duplexDebts:-$950 mortgage for my duplex-$50ish for min. c.c paymentHow I thou...
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I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...
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I am thinking about purchasing a house for one of my tenants that needs a bigger place and wants to own their own property. I am thinking of buying a home, renting it to them on a rent to own basis for three years and...
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Hi Guys please help us out here.We rented an apartment on 15sept and paid 2 months deposit to the owner. After 3-4 days we found there were bed bugs in the house and we contacted the owner to do pest control in our ho...
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Newbie here. I'm looking at a duplex as my first investment property, and after hearing about Opportunity Zones, I see that it's in one. I'm trying to understand what this means when it comes time to sell. OZ's look k...
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So my wife and I currently live in a townhome, and are ready to move into a single family home in the area.I came across the template so I filled it out. Your goals and story: I'm basically looking for ideas on how t...
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I know this is a very open ended question but just want to get some basic feedback.
I know nothing about those creative real estate investing strategies, so my approach has always been "BUY-HOLD-RENT" long term.
I...
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Hi,A friend is getting a divorce and her husband wants to sell the house to get his share of the profits. She'd like to stay in it. The house is in an exclusive area in los angeles. It needs comestic work on it. ARV a...