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6 October 2021 | 5 replies
After putting $2500.00 in Ernest Money down and being pre approved for a traditional 30 year loan (which I used to run all the numbers) I was advised the residence was not able to be purchased by a traditional loan.
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18 January 2022 | 76 replies
Unless you are going to 1031, or have enough equity to cash out a chunk with a refi, selling it traditionally will eat a lot of that equity up.
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6 October 2021 | 2 replies
My question: When we refinance through a traditional mortgage lender, can we do a cashout refi right away if the home appraised for more than the purchase price, or does the new mortgage have to season before we can even consider a cashout?
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12 October 2021 | 8 replies
They however are not a traditional property manager.
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6 October 2021 | 9 replies
A lot of investors throw their properties into LLCs as a way to shield themselves from financial liability and also open the door to non-traditional financing.
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11 October 2021 | 31 replies
@John Underwood - $0. lol -- At the time, I only had $25K and minimal income (i.e. not enough DTI to get a traditional loan and not enough cash to afford an investment loan).
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7 October 2021 | 3 replies
Avoid massive capital gains tax from a lump sum of cash on a traditional sale.
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6 October 2021 | 3 replies
Looking to find relatively short term financing to complete the renovation before refinancing into a traditional 30 year fixed.
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15 October 2021 | 2 replies
Do: go to a lot of networking events, work/study/learn every single day, commit to the processDon't: Spend a bunch of money on coaching right away, get shiny object syndrome, think 'get rich quick' is realisticGo to meetup.com and find real estate networking events close to you.
6 October 2021 | 2 replies
Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and “The Richest Man in Babylon” and man….