@Roderick Moorehead you may want to check the forum posts on hard money lenders and some of the articles on alternative financing they can provide more answers than id be able to in this response, but simply stated a bridge loan is short term financing

Now days, if you're looking in the 300k range, unless you're a disabled Vet, that freakin crushing 3+ points in VA Funding Fee for a "multi - user" borrower, which gets stacked/ financed on top of the loan, that you also pay interest on too, is not always the best way to go.I just started following the Military Investors on BP as prior I haven't ventured out of the Florida Real Estate Q&A forum on BP. 

For some more context: I've been immersed on BP forums, podcasts, and books and am eager to acquire another property in central TX or near my hometown in FL.

There are IRS agents that browse this forum for personal use... just saying...

Hello, this is my first post to this forum.

Search the Chicago forum and prepare to be horrified by that thread.Here's one, but not the one I was thinking of: Chicago Landlord Returned Security Deposit, No InterestGood luck,Randy

I found this forum through a co-worker and it has been gold so far!  

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Hello all,I tried asking this in another part of the forum but perhaps it is not the right place to post it.If i am buying tax lien certificates in many different states using a business entity, do I have to foreign qualify the business entity in every state I buy the liens in?

Hello All,Not new to the forum but first time poster.