8 June 2020 | 9 replies
Or anyone have suggestions of alternative routes to the normal path most new brokers take to find a mentor?
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5 February 2020 | 1 reply
I can get normal financing but, I've seen that this can be a better option with less down.Any advice is welcome
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5 February 2020 | 4 replies
When you refinance closely prior to a sale the IRS often interprets that as a way of taking profit that would normally be taxable.
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10 February 2020 | 4 replies
This was my first year as an newbie investor and HOLY **** I got 3x the amount back than I normally would.
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6 February 2020 | 4 replies
I have not done a deal like this before and I wan to be sure I'm not waking myself into ta trap by trying to save on the deposit.
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10 February 2020 | 4 replies
@Robert TuckerHow are private loans normally structured?
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1 March 2020 | 7 replies
I normally don't weigh in on introduction threads, but I thought of something you might want to consider.
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12 February 2020 | 3 replies
Bank financing is normally ready in 30 days, but it takes roughly another 30 days to get the city to stamp off all the other documentation.
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7 February 2020 | 2 replies
So the normal calculation is Appraised value * 70/80% - existing mortgage/leins = HELOC amount.