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5 February 2025 | 3 replies
My wife and I purchased a home at the very beginning of 2022 and "house-hacked."
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29 January 2025 | 24 replies
We are seeing much longer wait times on purchases to be cleared for disbursing funds than refinances.
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1 February 2025 | 15 replies
@Mike ReynoldsSeller financing is allowable for Solo 401k purchases.
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31 January 2025 | 3 replies
Purchase price: $355,500 Cash invested: $75,000 Rental Property near community college What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
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26 January 2025 | 1 reply
Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This was a 2 unit that I purchased in 2016 for $375K.
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5 February 2025 | 0 replies
Purchase price: $255,000 Cash invested: $51,000 Second property, bought soon after the first multi-family.
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
It was a fun realization so I thought I'd share it here.I purchased my first real rental 11 years ago off the MLS for 108k (put 20% down).
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24 January 2025 | 17 replies
If there isn’t significant equity capture at this purchase price, and it’s not in a great location, this would be a pass for me.
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3 February 2025 | 26 replies
You can also do up to 85% LTV on a purchase.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
Quote from @Melissa Sejour: I am new to the real estate investing space and was wondering how do you go about researching the best areas to purchase properties?