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10 March 2015 | 5 replies
Would the best route be for all of us to cosign on the loan, or try and do something creative.
13 March 2015 | 4 replies
Why aren't you just getting a regular mortgage on the property?
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14 March 2015 | 6 replies
If your route is FHA, find a property that needs less or no work or go in knowing you need the 203k.
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15 March 2015 | 11 replies
That is the route I am leaning.
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17 March 2015 | 2 replies
You would only need 3.5% down this route.
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14 March 2015 | 1 reply
The rest of the work, restoring the property to livable condition you can have a regular contractor do at regular rates.
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14 December 2015 | 5 replies
The maximum amount of money a lender will give you under an FHA 203k depends on the type of loan you get (regular vs. streamlined).
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14 March 2015 | 9 replies
If there was a set fee charged to come out and repair a main line sewer clog, we may have gone that route.
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12 April 2015 | 9 replies
Buying HUD homes is a good route to take.
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10 September 2015 | 104 replies
There are lot of listed properties that go expired with no buyer on a regular bases.