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24 December 2024 | 24 replies
Quote from @Otis Clayton: Quote from @Jake Baker: @Otis ClaytonWe typically fund with a combination of Hard Money and Private Money.
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4 January 2025 | 35 replies
The higher appreciating plays of these will be in TX or OK but with the higher interest rate that comes with the dscr loan I'd be prepared to put more money down.
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28 December 2024 | 6 replies
Just make sure you understand how to underwrite a property or partner with a Hard Money lender that can manage the process for you.
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26 December 2024 | 21 replies
The official answer: The Corporate Transparency Act is intended to provide law enforcement with beneficial ownership information for the purpose of detecting, preventing and punishing terrorism, money laundering and other misconduct through business entities.Uncle Sugar requires us little guys to register and be tracked even though 99.999% of us are not involved in terrorism, money laundering, or other misconduct.
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28 December 2024 | 2 replies
Renovating dilapidated homes is one of the ways to make money in real estate.
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31 December 2024 | 5 replies
High rates are here for at least the medium-term (1-2 years), so deals will have to pencil in this current environment.You may also want to consider hard money for your lending, as they can often fund your construction with far fewer restrictions than a HomeStyle loan.
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25 December 2024 | 4 replies
I would assume that the stick-built is more money, but the ARV is also a lot more than the ARV on prefab.
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26 December 2024 | 11 replies
The government knew that money would never be paid back.
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10 December 2024 | 5 replies
Quote from @Hector Espinosa: Hi,I'm negotiating a seller financing deal which may be my first one and would like to ask for some advise about and what are advantages and disadvantages about seller financing deals.These are the seller financing terms:House Price: $330,000.00 USD (Sellers still owe ~$301,000 USD)Down Payment: 5% = $16,500 USDLoan Amount: $313, 500 (Monthly payments will be amortized as a 30 years loan)Interest Rate: 4.531%Balloon Loan Term: 5 YearsMonthly Payment (P&I): $1,594.24Closing Costs: ~$3300 Zip Code: 74105Observations: * HVAC requires an update but pending to inspection (replacing with a new one will cost ~$10,000 - $15,000 USD ) * Expected Rent Income: $2,000- $2,300 but this is has been really complicated to get a good estimate because is all over the place in the different sites I have checked
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25 December 2024 | 60 replies
But the goal is to make money.