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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
Credit Rating/Bank Statements/Tax Returns: Specify your requirements, if important to you.Purchase Criterion: How do you define a good deal, which will be profitable for your borrower and safe for you?
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9 January 2025 | 5 replies
Do you have other collateral, such as another income property or your personal residence (last resort) your seller could record their lien against?
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23 January 2025 | 9 replies
thats far more than you will make starting out as an agent.. but once you get stateside and if you are successful at Commerical RE takes 5 to 10 years to build your book.. then big income is a reality..
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3 January 2025 | 26 replies
Quick tips:1st - you do not need income to get financing.
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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
If we had hundreds of loans out, we’d have enough monthly income to aggregate the payments into additional loans—but we don’t.If you do this, your note will have to have a compounding clause in it, provided by your lending attorney.
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4 January 2025 | 3 replies
Since the last time I was online, I have grown the investing to fix and flipping and a portfolio of 4 properties that are producing passive income.
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10 January 2025 | 3 replies
This allows you to access funds while keeping your existing mortgages intact.Second Mortgage: Explore lenders who offer second-position loans on investment properties, though rates will be higher.Cash-Out HELOC : While traditional banks often restrict HELOCs on non-owner-occupied properties, some portfolio or private lenders may offer HELOCs for investors.With $15-20K in liquid funds, look for deals where you can negotiate terms:Seller Financing: Negotiate lower down payments or interest-only periods.Subject-To Financing: Assume the seller’s existing mortgage while covering the down payment.Lease-to-Own: Lock in the purchase price while using rental income to build equity.
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6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Once you graduate and have a steady income, consider house hacking as a beginner-friendly strategy—buying a small multifamily property, living in one unit, and renting out the others to offset your mortgage.
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27 December 2024 | 13 replies
After five years, you'll have earned $90,000 in rent income and gained $34,000 in appreciation.Buy four houses with $50,000 down on each.
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24 December 2024 | 3 replies
Then I would have a little more equity and like you said at that point it would be a loan against an investment property which is tax deductible right?