If you’re looking to break into real estate investing but need to figure out what it takes, consider house hacking. You might wonder, though: Is house hacking legal?
Is House Hacking Legal?
House hacking is legal when you do it right. For example, renting a spare room in a single-family home or a unit in a multifamily home is legal. 
However, renting a garage space not meant for living isn’t considered legal. Follow your city’s zoning laws, and house hacking can be legal.
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1270 - Is House Hacking Legal? By Samantha Hawrylack

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When buying rental real estate, where you buy now matters just as much as getting a great deal. Matt Myre, managing editor of the BiggerPockets Blog , shares today’s Headlines about states that are becoming unapproachable for investors due to their politics and what you should look for when trying to avoid bad policies. There are really two main points that contribute to the issue with these states.high taxes and stringent regulations.
Meanwhile, other markets are looking to improve zoning, making a big difference in how cities have developed, and how they are currently priced.When choosing a market to invest in, these are major considerations for new and experienced investors.
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1300 - Headlines: Uninvestable Markets, How to Avoid Them and Big Zoning Law Changes May Help Investors  by Matt Myre

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s much-anticipated annual letter to investors is out. As is customary for the maverick investor, it’s peppered with headline-grabbing statements about Buffett’s disdain for investment advisors and unearned wealth. 
But setting the flashy statements aside, Buffett’s latest letter contains some very valuable information. It’s worth paying attention to, even if you are at the very beginning of your investment journey because it concerns the future of one of the biggest, traditionally most profitable segments of the investment market. 
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1299 - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Records Rising Profits From Insurance Businesses—But Utilities Profits Are Down by Anna Cottrell

Purchasing a home is an extraordinarily expensive process, especially once you add up the down payment, closing costs, and potential relocation expenses. And once you’ve acquired the home, you still need to consider the ongoing taxes, mortgage payments, and associated costs like HOA fees, insurance, and home maintenance costs.
Many people understandably wonder what costs and expenses could be tax-deductible and what additional taxes they may need to pay as part of the homebuying and ownership process. 
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1298 - Taxes & Buying a Home (What You’ll Pay, Deductions, & More) by Ana Gotter

I love telling people that I have been a Brandon Turner copycat when it comes to my real estate investing career. While our backgrounds in finding real estate are a bit different, our stories are quite similar because I followed what Brandon coined the “stack method.”
The stack method is self-explanatory: First, you buy one property, then two, four, six, and eight more, but you start small and scale up gradually over time. In the hopes that you can avoid (or at least laugh at) some of the mistakes I made, here is how I utilized the stack method and my biggest failures along the way.
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1297 - We Bought 5 Properties and 20-Plus Units by Copying Other People’s Strategies—Here’s What We Did by  Jonathan Klemm

There’s a lot that goes into house flipping. You need to choose the right market, negotiate a competitive price, work with the best contractors, and get an agent to help you sell for a profit. 
On top of that, a defined accounting strategy for house flipping is critical to your long-term success. Here’s how to create one.
On top of that, a defined accounting strategy for house flipping is critical to your long-term success. Here’s how to create one.
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1270 - Is House Hacking Legal? By Samantha Hawrylack

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