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23 January 2025 | 5 replies
How easy is it for a Canadian to get their Mexican residency?
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24 January 2025 | 0 replies
More than 50% of German residents rent their homes, a trend that has been consistent for decades.
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12 January 2025 | 7 replies
my condolences on your recent lost.there are a few ways you can do this, as mentioned above you can take a heloc on your primary residence which will give you a second mortgage, first mortgage payment wont be impacted. you can do cash out refinance which will give you one mortgage and payment. it will pay the old mortgage and give you money in your pocket to pay for the rehab.or you can do a renovation refinance which is similar to cash out refinance but we would contractor involved as part of the refinancing and they are paid through the loan
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7 February 2025 | 38 replies
Vaughn is 40 years old, has a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Business Management from Temple University in Philadelphia, and resides in the City of Tampa, FL.Ms.
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9 January 2025 | 10 replies
Are you able to move into the property and make it your primary residence?
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5 February 2025 | 205 replies
Did you try a local CU or bank for a construction to permanent loan?
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14 January 2025 | 9 replies
However, consider STR seasonality, local regulations, and management demands, and ensure your equity loan and new primary residence costs fit comfortably within your budget.
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6 February 2025 | 13 replies
They eventually sold their business to another company and things were fine after that.All the others were easy.If you are going to switch, you might want to try that after a resident moves out.
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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
Once the rehab was done I refinanced out of the private loan into a conventional loan as a primary residence.
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5 February 2025 | 17 replies
Since your lender requires prior experience building and selling/refinancing a single-family residence (SFR) on your own property, you may need to adjust your approach.