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4 February 2025 | 7 replies
Here’s a breakdown of the main ways investors fund their first deal while minimizing their own cash outlay:1.Private Money & Hard Money Loans– These lenders focus more on the deal than on your personal finances.
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23 January 2025 | 8 replies
This will allow you to remove the person and do the financing on your own.Home Equity Loan/Line of Credit: Since you're looking to access equity, a home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC) can be a good option.
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29 January 2025 | 5 replies
There are any number of Real Estate schools available to you, so choose the one that compliments your learning style, whether that be online or in person or a hybrid.
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22 January 2025 | 8 replies
We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller, but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy
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19 January 2025 | 41 replies
If not from the person in office, then definitely from the person running against them.
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11 January 2025 | 31 replies
If they are available online or in person.
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23 January 2025 | 11 replies
Yea this is a long-term personal play more than a strict STR deal.
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18 January 2025 | 11 replies
Raising your credit score will get you far better rates personally as well as with private lenders for your LLC.
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31 December 2024 | 2 replies
Hello- I have a. situation that I need some clarification and understanding.Situation: My wife is the Conservator and legal guardian of her mother who is in memory care. In order to help finance the care, we are curre...
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18 January 2025 | 19 replies
They paid their portion of the rent.I have found a lot of investors bring their personal or political feelings into the investing conversation.