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23 August 2021 | 5 replies
My goal now is simply to amass enough cash flow to replace my lost retirement and finally retire as soon as possible so I can go fishing, permanently!
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25 August 2021 | 3 replies
Here is a slightly insane idea: See if you can order a bathroom "pod" from some local manufactured/modular home builder and set it on a permanent foundation.
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28 August 2021 | 15 replies
Although it’s not a permanent solution it works.
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24 August 2021 | 17 replies
Then refinance the hard money mortgage with conventional permanent financing with a bank.
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24 August 2021 | 2 replies
I'm wondering how refinancing works if it is a short term rental vs. having permanent renters in a place under a lease.
23 August 2021 | 6 replies
With most of the tech companies going permanently remote and/ or hybrid work models, I think the chances of finding renters improves.
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24 August 2021 | 2 replies
Two of the shower curtain tension rods were just plain missing and they had all ripped up the paint quite badly, so I decided to replace them with permanently installed shower curtain rods, and then I provided liners (in tan, not white, for longevity) that I affixed to the wall with velcro to lessen the oversplash damage, which came to about $28 per bathroom with tax, including the dollar store shower curtain rings.
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25 August 2021 | 3 replies
A cash out would make more sense for permanent financing.
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30 August 2021 | 22 replies
I then found my dream home last year so this is now a permanent rental.
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11 September 2021 | 9 replies
FHA Pros:-Friendly to lower credit scores (580-680)-Can buy multi-family with the same 3.5% down payment-DTI up to 55% (vs 45-50% for conventional) FHA Cons:-More difficult property/appraisal requirements-Frowned upon by agents, so the offer is weaker compared to conventional-LOTS of additional back-end stuff that makes a lenders job more difficult -If you're in a community property state, you have to include spousal debts even if they're not on the loan-Permanent mortgage insurance (but if you put 10% down, it'll go away after 11 years) -Fixed mortgage insurance (0.85%).