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22 January 2025 | 5 replies
FidelFidel,When I saw your question I got interested as most Canadian investors are rather running away (or pausing) from investing in RE in Canada.But to help in your journey, here's what I can share mostly from either my personal experience or discussion with relevant professionals.
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30 January 2025 | 21 replies
For comparison, a Navy Federal FCU personal loan will be in the 15s%
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28 January 2025 | 13 replies
We are now at 21 doors under management and 3 are personal units that we self manage.
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27 January 2025 | 14 replies
So PLEASE don’t make another huge financial decision and then tell that same person after you do it.
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5 February 2025 | 35 replies
Same with houses and the MLS.
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12 January 2025 | 7 replies
I've personally done just about every rehab scenario, properties I've lived in, properties bought as investments and even properties bought at auction.You've gotten good advice from folks on this list.
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16 January 2025 | 7 replies
We’re excited to get our first booking and while we still have some work to do at the house, we listed it with availability starting in late April.
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3 February 2025 | 32 replies
I used my house hacking here in Los Angeles and utilized the equity to buy out of state.
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
So is this just as simple as showing how much the property makes or do they also look at personal debt to income, credit score, reserves etc as well.
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31 January 2025 | 28 replies
Other KPIs and considerations you should evaluate when talking to any lender who offered private placement of loans/notes are historic default rate, how quickly they can place your funds (do you get preference over their income funds, for example), average interest rate - borrower note rate and what is passed through to you, are loans serviced by a 3rd party servicer or in house.