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7 February 2007 | 6 replies
It’s just a huge headache and one that I don’t want to deal with.There is another way that not only helps people get into houses and allows for easier qualifying at the end of the term, to buy a house; it allows the resident (renters) to just get a refinance instead of a new loan.
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12 February 2007 | 10 replies
My down payment & closing costs are going to come from a HELOC on my personal residence, which will cover anywhere between 10-20%.
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14 February 2007 | 3 replies
I am not the only one, check with the other residents in Harvest Park.
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25 January 2011 | 5 replies
I reside in NJ and partner in Mass.
19 February 2007 | 4 replies
A few weeks ago I made a 155,000 offer on a house listed for 177,500.It had a couple of problems, but would work for me, as either residence or rental.
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28 February 2007 | 7 replies
This would be a short term investment averaging three years, then the resident will purchase the property.I have not factored closing costs into the questions below, simply, becuase they could be really radically different.
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8 April 2009 | 5 replies
I reside in Michigan and recently they switched from selling tax liens to tax deeds.
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23 February 2007 | 8 replies
This is a must if you dont' want to lose a lot of rent (and driving time) on turnovers.I don't rent to smokersIt is a RESIDENCE, no operating a business from the house.
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15 November 2007 | 59 replies
Yes, I am familiar with the carry trade, it would be quite hard not to be if you read any paper.My earlier lengthy post was in reference to the company earlier and their claim that anyone qualifies for a 2% mortgage.Only residents of Japan qualify for this.I referenced with links to support, but they were deleted (as spam?)