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2 September 2024 | 5 replies
Financing options include conventional loans, FHA loans, portfolio lenders, and private financing.
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2 September 2024 | 11 replies
You can also look into a cash out bridge loan at 80% LTV if the goal is to refinance into a conventional mortgage.
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1 September 2024 | 8 replies
Utilizing the same approach can can assist with for-sale housing as well where you can decrease DOM and move your inventory quicker, thus saving on carrying costs.
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2 September 2024 | 6 replies
The one issue I think I’ll have on my hands is I prefer to house hack again in the same town (appreciation seems to be great along with rental amounts) but I’ll need to refinance my current house hack into a conventional which I doubt is at 20% equity yet since I don’t think I’ll have a valid excuse to have two owner occupied loans in the same town.
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28 August 2024 | 7 replies
Given this new information, I'm considering whether it might make more sense to opt for a conventional loan instead of a hard money loan, due to the lower interest rates associated with conventional loans.
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30 August 2024 | 3 replies
Inventory and market demand for Astoria Duplexes Year to date, we have matched 2022’s total of new listings.
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1 September 2024 | 8 replies
We’ve secured pre-approval from Chase for a $200k conventional loan at 8% interest with a $40k down payment for our first rental property.
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3 September 2024 | 47 replies
However, if have several rentals and need to deposit checks, or use a debit card to pay utilities and other bills, etc. conventional business bank account would be the best choice.
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30 August 2024 | 9 replies
That has been on my mind lately.If it is related to note investing, my question is, people complain about lack of inventory, but when inventory comes out, we rarely see people bidding on assets - so are people actually investing?
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1 September 2024 | 3 replies
Our current mortgage is a 30 year conventional locked in at 2.75% and the monthly payment is roughly $2000 ($1000/person).