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To "buy "or "not to buy "condo as investment
Rajsavar 06-21-2007, 8:32 PM | Post #202214 |  17 Replies
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We have been tossing with this idea for past year. With Real estate declining we are tempted to diversify our portfolio of mainly MF+cash. However after 20% down, there is negative cash flow of $8000 per year(about $700/month).Although rental market is strong,and we will build equity over long term, we are little nervous about negative cash flow and other "headaches" of being a "landlord". As far as tax purpose can we deduct mortgage interest and property tax from investment property?
Thanks

Raj

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Re: To "buy "or "not to buy "condo as investment
def 06-22-2008, 4:18 PM | Post #2531351
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If somehing needs work and the HOA doesn't have enough to fund it

They'll make a "special assessment".

You have to pay it as do all in the Condo Assn...

If that weren't true... your ?investment? might become worth less...

 

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Re: To "buy "or "not to buy "condo as investment
comico 06-23-2008, 1:26 PM | Post #2531613
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Another worry is the HOA's power to ban renting the condo.  They can do that on a community wide basis, at least in my state.  They have to get a certain number of votes, but usually abstentions count as aye's because HOA meetings habitually couldn't make quorum any other way.

 If this happened, you'd be grandfathered in as to the current renters.  But as soon as they leave, your condo is now worthless as a rental property.  This happened to me on the condo I lived in before I got married.

 Comico

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