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12 February 2025 | 20 replies
Back in 2022, we tackled a property we affectionately called the "Scary House," and trust me, it lived up to the name.
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30 January 2025 | 0 replies
I'm hoping to do an FHA 203(k) within the first half of this year and eventually rent it out after living in it for about 2 years.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Will be difficult because you currently live in the property . is the 2nd unit livable and just looking to renovate ?
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4 February 2025 | 6 replies
I live in a very expensive market (Seattle, WA) and I am looking to invest out of State.
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23 January 2025 | 1 reply
You could bring less down and possibly have a lower interest rate since you will be living there.
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
Hopefully you already worked this out.Aside from HML, there's also an option to do a live-in-flip, where you live in the house for a year and renovate it slowly.
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7 February 2025 | 5 replies
We do live an hour away from these properties and have W2 jobs.
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28 January 2025 | 11 replies
I buy homes as a primary residence with 5% down and move into them keeping my previous as a rental and the area that I live doesn't have new builds that would work for us, otherwise I would buy a new build.
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28 January 2025 | 3 replies
@Felicia Vinces it sounds like you missed our Year End Live show and Podcast of "Real Estate Notes Show' where 2 15 year experience note investors break down what makes a note valuable.