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Robert Smith Need ideas for financing for my self employed daughter
14 March 2025 | 12 replies
For many reasons, I need to sell it to them outright, but the boyfriend is self employed (construction/concrete) and the current business has only been running for a year.
Alexis Canales Could I still get an FHA loan if I’ve been self employed for 1yr?
6 March 2025 | 3 replies
@Alexis CanalesYou're in a tough spot because FHA and most conventional lenders require two years of self-employment history, even with strong financials.
Christopher Reynolds Colorado based rookie
5 March 2025 | 17 replies
Location, location, location are all I really look for in a new purchases now based on my investing experience.
Brett Michael Solid Property based on the Numbers?
7 March 2025 | 5 replies
Number wise it does not look bad but this is with such limited information I would not go off of an opinion based on info provided. 
Leon Black Looking at Real Estate in the USA - Sydney, Australia based
10 March 2025 | 5 replies
My fiance and I are currently based in Australia and exploring our options to get involved in USA Real estate.Currently exploring some approaches and how we can get involved over in the USA.
Jimmy Rojas Can i file my 1099s on my own and show that as proof as income to banks for a home
14 March 2025 | 4 replies
Lenders typically look at your full tax return (Form 1040) with Schedule C (for self-employment income) or Schedule E (for rental income) to verify income.To qualify for a home loan, banks generally require:At least two years of reported self-employment income.Tax returns, bank statements, and possibly profit & loss statements.A solid debt-to-income (DTI) ratio to ensure you can handle mortgage payments.If you’re newly self-employed and don’t have two years of tax returns, you may need to look into bank statement loans, which some lenders offer based on income deposits instead of tax returns.
Andre Mccollough Buddy in NJ needs a HELOC.
14 March 2025 | 7 replies
He came to me to help him find someone. here is rundownhome - 650k1st -160k2nd-90kself employed (appraiser)bank statements -130k credit 690also has a rental value 230k1st -45khe was trying to do a Hometap on OOC but didn't fly due to a small balloon on the end of his 1st mtg.
Steve Chaparro I'm considering employing the Live-In Flip strategy over the next 10 years - Advice?
6 March 2025 | 19 replies
The question that I have is what will differentiate you from everyone else employing this strategy?
Travis S. How to retrieve/scrape data based on addresses already saved in Excel
10 March 2025 | 4 replies
Most importantly, what I would like to be able to do is run "initial analysis" on all the addresses in the excel dataset, such as compiling comps based on customized parameters on every address in the database for example, giving me a snap shot of the ARV for all properties in the targeted area.
Patrick Aukes Private Money (Not Hard Money)
14 March 2025 | 3 replies
I have multiple income producing properties and I am trying to find creative financing due to being self-employed, I do not want to give up the low interest rates on many of those.What are the current rates for private money or creative financing solutions?