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27 March 2020 | 12 replies
Hello everyoneI have purchased 4 rental properties in the past year and my money is all tied up (even LOC).
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27 March 2020 | 3 replies
The tricky part is that I am a non-resident living outside of the US (so basically no ties to the US other than my 50% stake in these two properties).
6 July 2021 | 10 replies
***UPDATE*** We are closing on the home next week and went from pursuing a FHA mortgage @ 10% down using Gift of Equity to being 20% down and taking a conventional loan out and using the remaining Equity above and beyond the purchase price to pay for closing costs.
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29 March 2020 | 17 replies
Interest rates remaining low will definitely help.
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7 May 2020 | 30 replies
From my experiences I've had two types of investor clients.Those who are backing out of deals and want to remain completely liquid.Those who have become ultra aggressive, making more offers than normal.The fact that so many investors on both the buy and sell side are backing away mean there is a lot less competition for the aggressive buyers.
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26 March 2020 | 1 reply
The jump in claims is the largest single-week increase on record, resulting from a nationwide slowdown tied to the coronavirus.
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27 March 2020 | 6 replies
Usually this investor would have cash on hand but he is currently tied up in multiple projects and had to get a loan for this one.
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26 March 2020 | 0 replies
The more fluctuations there are, the more diminished this becomes and at this point in the example, even 100% increase which would double the remaining amount leaves you short of the starting point.
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5 January 2022 | 12 replies
I, like you I'm sure, don't want to get a deal tied up in a scam or problem vendor.
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27 March 2020 | 10 replies
Obviously, this also ties in to note investing as well.