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A key component of my real estate strategy involved cost seg studies, claiming REPs and accelerated depreciation to shelter a large amount of active income. However, I've been speaking with a couple companies and gett...
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I recently purchased my first rental property with no money down. I did so by necessity as I am cash broke! However, I do put a substantial amount of money into my 401K account every pay check. I have always been r...
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Hey BP, I have been looking at a couple online savings accounts to park some money in. Ally savings rate is 0.60% if I am correct. I also saw Chime.com but didn't know how reliable it was. It's APY is 1.00% and it als...
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I'm having a difficult time getting 1st lienholder to provide details (payoff) to us as we are 2nd lienholder. They don't know but we're about to foreclose. I know we are entitled to info but what should I provide &a...
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So I have been operating a Lake House Short Term rental for the last two years. And I have been getting a lot of questions from friends, acquaintances, my own real estate agent, renters, etc. So I put together an em...
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Many people aren't sure where they should place their focus, or what exact next step they should be working on to get deals. Especially in a crazy market like we're experiencing now.So, I've broken down, at a high lev...
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Does anyone use a virtual assistant? My main questions are:
How can I easily give access to passwords? (I use a ton of online tools)How can I pay them?Has anyone had any luck with any of the services? Thanks,Trevor
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Hello-
I'm in the process of doing a short sale for a homeowner who is upside down on her property and behind on payments.
She told me she has close to six-figures in her 401k and some annuity from a previous employ...
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I am not an agent but I am an ethical businessman. I have more knowledge in my area of real estate than most agents unless they are a specialist with significant experience in this area. That said there are absolute...
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I am planning an open house and expect a number of qualified applicants, there was lots of interest (apparently the rent is STILL too low!). My question is that if I take a number of applications from qualified tenan...