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Could someone explain to me why a seller would want a 50% down payment?
Also, any quick tips about investing in a place you are not familiar with? What to look out for in the house and the area?
Thanks,
Paul
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I have a large renovation coming up in a month and thought it would be a good idea to pay for the rehab work on a 0% apr credit card in the hope of gaining thousands of points for future use. Just wanted to know if an...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community,On Tuesday, I recently closed on my first home (condo) using an FHA loan. I put 3.5% down at closing. I had a zero credit score before this purchase (due to Dave Ramsey and being debt-free)....
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I have some decent offers on my credit llines in the pipeline and was wondering if anyone else is seeing / receiving good deals / offers.
one is 0% for 12 months (PNC), 1% transaction fee capped at $100 the other is...
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Hi Community,I am interested in Real Estate investing. At this point I have no funds to use, neither is my credit where it needs to be. Are there any suggestions where would be a good place to start? I live in the...
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Any help is awesome. I have pending a property with 2 separate houses on one parcel. 2 bd, 1bth, & separate garage + 1 bd, 1bth, & sep. garage. Asking $145,000. I have $10,000 in bank, $10,000 in stock market....
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I received 2 applications for my rental property. 1 of them meet the income requirements (about 5x the rent) but after doing a credit check I noticed that they have 2 accounts in collections (under $2k both) and in th...
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I’m 17 years old and want someone to point me in the right direction of what I can do NOW in order to prepare myself for a future in real estate investing. I’ve been readings books and watching videos for months so fa...
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Good Day BP, I'm interested to hear what Canadian investors have to say about rental properties in USA. How complicated was the process for you to get a mortgage? Were there any things you wish you knew before? If yu ...
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Hey everyone, I am learning to get into RE investment field, my plan is taking out equity of first primary house to buy another one for rent (single or multi family). My primary house estimate value is around $450k, I...