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Sindo Perez Esson
  • MIAMI, FL
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I have a quick question about my first buy

Sindo Perez Esson
  • MIAMI, FL
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Hello, I'm a new member of BP from Miami. So yeah, about 3 months ago I started getting interested in real estate investing. I been trying to learn as much as possible these last three months. Today, I got pre-approve for an FHA loan for $195,000 from Citi bank using all the government programs. I try other banks but most banks don't work with government programs. Most banks want 3.5% down but around $10,000 for closing cost and I only have $10,000 save up. What should I do in this situation because prices of houses here in Miami are very high and $195,000 may not be enough? My plan was to buy a duplex but I think is going to be very hard to find a duplex at that price, so I'm going to have default to a 3/2 single family home.

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