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9 March 2017 | 9 replies
Mostly because we were effectively lending borrowed money, and in come cases wrap around financing.
9 March 2017 | 2 replies
Actually putting down 20 percent borrowing 52k.
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13 March 2017 | 7 replies
You didn't make the choice to borrower from your future self in order to have gratification now.
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16 March 2017 | 9 replies
Or borrowing money from a private source?
15 March 2017 | 8 replies
Right now assuming 5% borrowing rate.
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13 March 2017 | 11 replies
Debt service will be about $500/month for each $100k they're borrowing.
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17 April 2019 | 27 replies
The LOC has zero closing costs and we only pay interest on anything we borrow - similar to a credit card.
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16 March 2017 | 2 replies
The ultimate questions are around loan relative to home value and creditworthiness of the borrower (for simple cases; obviously things could differ).
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6 February 2017 | 0 replies
(I'm borrowing some money from friends)Thanks!
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22 February 2017 | 8 replies
Having a solid emergency fund as well as eliminating any unnecessary debt will allow you to put more money aside for REI and will make you a more attractive borrower to lenders.