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3 June 2024 | 5 replies
I'm in the process of purchasing my first investment property.
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3 June 2024 | 0 replies
Purchase price: $65,000 Cash invested: $235,000 Construction of a single family residence (SFR).
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3 June 2024 | 10 replies
A little bit about my experience in Real Estate… I started a couple years ago doing some house flips in Detroit ( It was a 2 year plan) then decided to sell everything, moved to Washington DC which can't afford anything in the DMV area but last year I purchased a very nice 3500 SQFT Duplex in Shaker Heights, suburb of Cleveland.
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4 June 2024 | 10 replies
Additionally, it's hard to convince someone to trust you on the purchase of their biggest investment/asset when you yourself don't own real estate.
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4 June 2024 | 9 replies
However, rural areas tend to have less multifamily properties (depending how rural) so that can give you an issue with finding comps for your purchase.
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4 June 2024 | 5 replies
Is it difficult if I purchase a property in my name and then I want to transfer the mortgage over to the LLC will my mortgage company allow that?
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3 June 2024 | 5 replies
We just purchased a property in the area and are having a hard time finding a cleaner.
3 June 2024 | 4 replies
Best thing you can do to maximize your entitlement is to choose a 2-4 unit so you can have a higher county loan limit and you can use 75% of the other door as income to afford a higher purchase price.
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3 June 2024 | 7 replies
Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?
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3 June 2024 | 3 replies
Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?