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9 June 2024 | 10 replies
I’ve been reading the BP book on Flipping Houses by J Scott as a guide.
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10 June 2024 | 13 replies
Here's why:Detroit, MI housing marketIn April 2024, the median listing home price in Detroit, MI was $89.9K, trending up 13.8% year-over-year.
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10 June 2024 | 30 replies
You can house hack too while doing this too to really speed up how fast you can scale.Finally, I'd caution you against dipping into the C class neighborhoods.
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9 June 2024 | 36 replies
2) It takes forever to find houses.
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9 June 2024 | 1 reply
I used my FHA loan and I am currently house hacking it.
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9 June 2024 | 4 replies
Hey guys, I'm currently house hacking an SFH near Austin, TX.
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9 June 2024 | 14 replies
I don't know what kind of house you have but I have a decent house and my tiles aren't level and the grout lines aren't uniform.......
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8 June 2024 | 11 replies
I think this is going to be a hot topic for many given that the big driving factor is the low rate we have on the old house (2.7%) compared to our new house (7.1%).
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9 June 2024 | 25 replies
I was drawn to Indy for its growth potential, affordable housing, and relatively high rents (and high demand).
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5 June 2024 | 0 replies
Drafted a plan, gathered estimates, created a budget, put together DTI sheets, even got an "as-built" appraisal, and also have it in a permit status at the Local Building and safety office.Then I started to look into the construction loan and the permanent financing....to do it myself, and not through a builder.I soon realized that there are sooo many companies out there that want to try to help...but cant (some of them were even on this network of people): don't have builds on record, won't allow for owner-built homes, my credit is less than 680, while carrying the construction loan, there may be a point at the end where because i have my rental house while building that it become hard to pay, and I can't pull out a private loan to help start process because my credit cards balances are horrible...and my "business" has no show of income.So, now we are here in the present time....