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Dylan Ritch How do I know what kind of investing is right for me?
12 July 2024 | 23 replies
You have the money trapped in an RE that can be used to purchase near term assuming you qualify for the loan.  
Tim Hartwig SECTION 8 Meetup Groups / Individual Meetup
9 July 2024 | 5 replies
Looking to start investing in Section 8 single family homes using the BRRRR method.
Christina B. Guest Rating Question
10 July 2024 | 11 replies
Sateen weave has a tendency to trap stains and they pill up over time.
Renee Adkins What are the pros and cons to leasing to a Section 8 tenant?
9 July 2024 | 3 replies
Additionally, participating in Section 8 can contribute to your community by providing affordable housing to those in need.
Antonio Patterson Tired of pushing Real Estate Aside
9 July 2024 | 10 replies
We all have to start somewhere and I'm looking to become a expert in Section 8 rentals, the BRRR method, and AirBnb's at this time.
Mindy Jensen Structural Engineers: Can an aluminum I-Beam span 25 feet?
9 July 2024 | 17 replies
If the lattice you're adding to the top has the possibility of trapping snow, you'll need to account for a snow load.
Carlo D. Insights on my plan to become an out of state real estate investor and private lender
8 July 2024 | 7 replies
Personally, I'd run the business knowing capital will be TRAPPED in these rentals, and rates won't drop much in the next 4 years.
Denis Ponder VA Home Loan Question
8 July 2024 | 6 replies
Yes you can as long as your father will live in the home as his primary residence and you put enough down to cover your portion of the loan that VA will not guarantee.Here are the VA guidelines for calculating the down payment.VA calculates the guaranty as described in the table below.Step Action1 Divide the total loan amount by the number of borrowers.2 Multiply the result by the number of veteran-borrowers who will beusing entitlement on the loan.There is usually only one veteran borrower, in which case the resultof this Step is the same as the result of Step 1.3 Calculate the maximum potential guaranty on the portion of the loanarrived at in Step 2 (as if that portion was the total loan).Use the maximum guaranty table in section 4 of chapter 3 of thishandbook.4 VA will guarantee the lesser of:• the maximum potential guaranty amount arrived at in Step 3, or• the combined available entitlement of all veteran-borrowers.5 VA makes a charge to the veteran-borrower’s available entitlementin the amount of the guaranty.If more than one veteran is involved, VA divides the entitlementcharge equally between them if possible.
Dewey Paxon Advice on a hard decision (should I sell my STR in the Dominican Republic)
9 July 2024 | 16 replies
That's a trap too many investors fall into!
Zaid A. Financing paid off properties ?
8 July 2024 | 9 replies
Wall Street thought we were going to get six- eight rate reductions this year we’ve seen none so far and stagflation is setting in , the Fed is trapped , if they reduce rates now , inflation could catch on fire if they increase them again too much something in the economy will break I think we’re in this holding pattern for one to two years personally, I don’t claim to be a macro economic expert, but I do study it quite a bit and I’m not counting on or expecting rates to come down anytime soon and even if they do, they’ll just be small quarter-point rate hikes not enough to make a huge difference in cashflow, so ..I either hold and if they do decrease rates, there will  probably be another asset inflation bubble, which will increase my appreciation, or my cell and deploy the capital more wisely and look for some market softening and buy a good deal