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11 February 2025 | 3 replies
Quote from @Christina Venegas: Quote from @Dominic Mazzarella: Quote from @Christina Venegas: is it possible to do HELOC on a primary home that was purchased 6 months ago with 5% of down payment, the property was $145k and it was appraised at that time for $160k. i need advice from investors and lenders, if anybody knows some lenders that could help me I would really appreciate it, thanks for taking your time to respondIt’s definitely possible to get a HELOC on a primary home, but most lenders have a seasoning periods which are typically 6-12 months after purchase before they’ll allow it.
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19 January 2025 | 269 replies
Hope it helps and have a lovely day!
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2 February 2025 | 4 replies
If the cosigner is not contributing funds but is just helping secure the loan, whats a fair way to compensate them?
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30 December 2024 | 20 replies
Post on local Facebook pages for contractor referrals, go to local REIAs, and ask your potential agents and PMs (even if not using a PM at first...you may at some point).There is only so much that service providers can do and many of them are far from "experts"; so, be prepared to be your own expert at being willing to figure stuff out as you move forward.
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
My vision is to keep it a while (it’s paid off) and use the cashflow to help with my kids college.
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11 February 2025 | 15 replies
It does help.
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12 February 2025 | 11 replies
I hope this was helpful.