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13 September 2017 | 6 replies
We bought our first SFR last year (a 2-1,1930s craftsman style) and have had it rented to outstanding tenants for over a year.
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6 September 2017 | 3 replies
I just bought a primary residence on a 15 year note so my DTI is a little high.
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6 September 2017 | 2 replies
They are providing owner's title insurance on a piece of adjudicated property I am purchasing TODAY through an online auction.
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7 September 2017 | 8 replies
I am in a unique situation, as I bought a 2,700 square foot new construction home in 2015 and learning more and more about house hacking this year, I am wanting to buy a "duplex, 3-plex or 4-plex" by next year.
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6 September 2017 | 3 replies
We recently bought flooring for a new house we are closing on and I was expressing strong opinions on the cost and style and I had to stop and told her "You're the expert on the interior design and what will last the longest relative to cost so you pick and I trust you" This has helped my wife who hasn't listened to a single podcast from BP move forward and buy a house and start renting our old one within 60 days!!
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17 September 2017 | 8 replies
Fellow VA Investors, This guy was waiting for us in the back yard of a rehab project we just bought.
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6 September 2017 | 5 replies
As a possible solution, I located an online form submission site that allows me to create a custom form, to which I can provide a link in my advertisement.
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8 September 2017 | 9 replies
My personal big mistakes have been - buying home with converted garage and only car port (buyers here in So Cal, especially the guys, want/need a garage), bought a house with 55 stairs from street to front door - never again, and largest financial mistake was not going with my gut and chose to go with a new agent to list a multi million dollar property rather than my proven agent or myself.
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6 September 2017 | 4 replies
So all the hard money lenders online are no good?
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9 September 2017 | 12 replies
I bought into the myth of compounding as well until 2008 hit.