3 October 2015 | 11 replies
If they don't have a pet, I can reduce the deposit requirement.
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3 January 2016 | 54 replies
I started with 7% arm on regular investment property purchases, did several purchases with them and built a relationship, then slowly expanded my line of credit and reduced my rate.
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3 January 2016 | 11 replies
House hacking to me doesn't need to put money in your pocket, just reduce your overall housing expenses significantly.
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8 January 2016 | 45 replies
Another ploy is reducing commission over time, 3,2,1%, so long as it's a vacant house and you don't have sellers around trying to show it.
14 January 2016 | 1 reply
We talked to our bank about refinancing our main home and they offered to modify our loan instead by just reducing the interest.
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16 December 2015 | 7 replies
The Seller/Lender's interest in the real property is reduced to that of legal title, that of a mortgagee and NOT of a landlord.
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27 April 2018 | 54 replies
At that point, we would not "reject" your deal, but may have to reduce the desired loan amount due to the result of the appraisal.
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12 December 2015 | 5 replies
So how do you handle the reduced rent that you and your SO will be realizing from your house hack?
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1 July 2015 | 6 replies
Another option that works really well to reduce dust is hooking a shop vac up to the sander where the bag wood be.
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27 August 2019 | 47 replies
Additionally, they have a LOT of experience, so they can reduce their holding costs.