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Has anyone in the Houston market successfully secured hard money loans for commercial real estate investments? I'm particularly interested in hearing about your experiences with lenders, the flexibility of approval cr...
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I haven't worked on a short sale in a year and a half, but I'm ready to pursue them again.
What has changed?
Is meeting and selling the BPO agent still the biggest key?
What percentage of short sale approvals have ...
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DSCR loans are a fantastic tool for investors and can help them add rental properties when there is not enough qualifying income to get a conventional loan. But, as a Mortgage Broker we look for any and all ways to s...
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Hello,
My GF is in a pretty frustrating situation with her current lender and I wanted to explain the situation to hopefully get some guidance on what she should do.
She is currently in the process of a cash-out re...
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Hello Everyone,At a meetup group about a year ago, the speaker mentioned that Dallas Housing Authority is slow about inspecting homes for Section 8 applicants.It is a slow time of year and we agreed to accept an appli...
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I have a terrible situation. Pretty good tenants for 2 years. The husband died of covid. Wife was also hospitalized with covid but is back home now. She remains on oxygen and has nurses coming to help care for her...
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Sometime this year, my wife and I plan to get a primary residence using an FHA loan. After we live there a year or two we plan buy a new home and rent that house out. From what we've read, FHA loans are great for peop...
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Hi guys,Is there a cap on how much rent I can take in cash in Arizona?Does anybody know?Thank you!
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It's the long weekend, so my lender is OOO. :)If I buy a multifamily home, and keep one unit vacant (while renting out the others) would I be in breach of my loan agreement? I understand that you have to live in the h...
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Hello All,I recently found a property located in South Texas. It's 2.5 acres with 130' of riverfront property and a 2 bedroom 1 bath cabin on the property. I was considering moving out there or using it for a vacation...