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What should I check for liens and title problems before buying my first rental?

Before I buy my first rental, is pulling the public records for liens and back taxes something I should be doing myself, or is that what the title company covers?

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Why won't my HOA enforce its own garage rule against my neighbor's tenant?

My neighbor's renter sits in his open garage every afternoon drinking, inches from my front door, and uses my stoop as his table even though our HOA rules say garages are for coming and going only. I sent the HOA photos and they basically said not our problem, so what can I actually do here, go after the unit owner, push the board, something else?

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Should I list my out-of-state rental with an agent or try to sell it off-market myself?

I still own a rental property in another state that I bought years ago, and between rising HOA dues and insurance costs it's gotten harder to justify managing it from far away. The unit needs some updating before it would show well, and I'm torn between listing it properly with a local agent or trying to sell it off-market to save time. For someone who can't be there in person, which route actually makes more sense?

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Does it make more sense to sell my condo or rent it out while I buy a new primary home?

I bought my condo in 2022 at a 4.5% rate and I'm about to buy a new primary home at a much higher rate, so I'm deciding whether to sell the condo to help fund the new purchase or keep it as a rental since tenants would cover most of the costs. With closing costs on one side and a worse interest rate on the other, I can't tell which option actually leaves me better off long-term.

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Should I take the loss and sell, or move back in and soundproof instead?

So I bought my house in 2022 when prices were at the top, and it turns out its in the flight path of a small airport I didnt know about till after I moved in. Had a tenant for 3 years but they just left, and now my agent wants to list it for less than I paid plus concessions, which sucks after all the money I put into HVAC, windows, and landscaping. Should I just take the loss and sell, or move back in and soundproof the place instead?

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Does a reverse mortgage make sense when we don't actually need the cash?

We're retired with a paid off home worth about 1.5 million, no kids to leave it to, and three paid off rentals plus other income already covering us fine, so is there any real downside to taking a reverse mortgage just to free up cash for things like travel while we're both still healthy enough to enjoy it?

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How do I read a condo's SIRS study and reserves? Under contract in Pompano

Under contract on a 2/2 in a 1987 oceanfront building in Pompano, $525k, HOA $1,150. Got the SIRS study and the budget this week and there's no actual number anywhere telling me what I'm exposed to, So I did it myself: roof, plumbing risers and balcony waterproofing all flagged, easily $3M of work, and the reserves for those lines look like a few hundred grand. 96 units, so I'm getting close to $28k a door.nnIs that how you're supposed to estimate it, or am I missing something? And is a summary page plus the budget enough, or should I be pushing for the full report and the milestone inspection before my inspection period runs out?

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I need help selling jointly owned property where both owners agree to a split sale.

I own 10.3 acres, and my ex-husband owns 10.3 acres. We both agree for me to sell so I can relocate. Who do we go through to sell my 10 acres? Even though it's registered with the tax office as a 21 acre lot Homestead. Exempt

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Selling the house

What are the advantages of having a realtor estate agent. Is their commission is high. Do we to up the price ti account for the new roof?

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What kind of loan can I get for home improvement without my house being used as collateral

We need a complete bathroom remodel, new windows, a door and garage doors and some minor things like painting my kitchen cabinets. The windows, garage doors are from the last hurricane and we didn’t have insurance and it’s just been hard to pay out of pocket for all the improvement. My husband is a 100% permanent and total disabled and a veteran . We make pretty decent money but have my daughter and 4 children living with us and it’s been hard to come up with the money.

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