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I got an opportunity for (approx) a 50k personal loan from someone, their underwriters want to see a 680 FICO score and they will disregard income. I'm still building my credit at the moment so my score definitely isn...
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Hi BP Members,I'd appreciate any guidance/ suggestions as it relates an unsolicited bid for a property purchase.Context: My brother currently rents from an owner/landlord who owns a three family residential property ...
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Hello,I'm currently analyzing the markets in Tuscon and Houston and they both seem like pretty good options in terms of job growth, population growth, house price, median price to list sale, and days on market.What fa...
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Hi all,I’m a newbie to REI and am looking to buy and hold distressed single family and small multi unit properties on specific blocks in the Baltimore area. I plan to finance using savings and hard money before refin...
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New to DSCR loan. Does local credit unions do DSCR lending, or one must get it through broker or a loan officer? I am in Phoenix area, any suggestion of good source for that? Thanks.
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Complicated post and I realize this might be more geared to a CPA, but figured I would try here and see if anyone else has come across a similar situation. Will itemize for brevity purposes:- Mother wants to move to S...
I was listening to podcast #17 and at point 25:00 minutes, Brandon Turner and Jeff Brown were agreeing that cashflow wasn't the most important thing to focus on when you're young, but building your capital. The bigg...
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I'm 19yrs old and don't want to have many regrets in life/investing so I just want some feedback on what you wish u did/knew when u were younger.Not just real estate in life in general
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If you have depreciation and interest deductions that can’t be used (say your before tax income is only $200, and your int/dep deductions are $5,000), are those unused deductions passive activity losses that are carri...
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Hello Everyone,I recently joined the Bigger Pockets community and have a few questions about getting started in Real Estate Investing! To begin I want to give a little background on my current situation that may reson...