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Raul Mena Seeking Guidance on First Real Estate Investment Through Seller Financing
6 June 2025 | 4 replies
While my parents aren’t the official owners, they are listed on the title.
Kimberly Parmelee How to get rentals off season
12 June 2025 | 2 replies
Thanks for sharing your situation, it's totally understandable, especially with your home being your primary residence.
Kyle Thomas Question on Strategy to Purchase Family Home
2 June 2025 | 2 replies
Germain Act for certain family-to-family transfers, which is limited and may not help in this case if you’re not moving in as your primary residence).A potential hybrid route could be your parents retaining ownership and allowing you to “rent” or pay the mortgage directly for now, while you save or arrange financing to formally buy it from them later.
Bernie Margulies Experience with resident benefits?
8 June 2025 | 14 replies
Could you elaborate what a resident benefit is or 2nd nature?
Matthew Tyson Current DSCR rates
9 June 2025 | 36 replies
Any loan that tax returns are required like a primary residence loan will take into account the income/loss. 
Andre Brock What was the deciding factor to buy your first property?
21 June 2025 | 12 replies
I pulled the initial trigger in 2005 but I resided at that property.
Cyndi Lees Avoiding inheritance tax
17 June 2025 | 32 replies
I did not receive ownership until the death of both my parents.
Andrew Egerton House hacking by proxy
17 June 2025 | 4 replies
The bank will likely not let you assume the note, especially if your parents are the one living there - not you. 
Eric Samuels In laws have disruptive neighbors
19 June 2025 | 3 replies
@Eric Samuels If you parents have to leave due to disruptive conditions the landlord fails to address, then in some states that is know as "Constructive eviction"  In other words your parents leaving is essentially considered an illegal eviction by the landlord.Your parents could be due damages for having to leave.
Bridgette Ray House Hacking, Airbnb, first time home buyer
19 June 2025 | 14 replies
We are looking for a primary residence, so if a mother-in-law suite or additional dwelling unit is not within our price range, Airbnb would help us rent out when we want, while still living there.