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Hi BP community, Looking to purchase my first property and slightly short on making 20% downpayment. Working with Quicken Loans and they are offering a loan with a slightly higher interest rate (about 0.5%) but only 5...
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Hello,When plugging in #s into the "purchase closing cost" section of the BP rental calculator, you can click the "cost breakdown" link on it to plug in specific components (e.g. points, taxes, hazard insurance, etc.)...
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Hey everybody trying to refinance my first BRRRR deal, bought house for 45k put 10k in had it appraised for 105k renting for 1250 a month. Trying to refinance now with a 30yr fixed but every conventional loan is requi...
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Hello everyone!
I’m going to be listing a rental property within the next several days, and I came across a 1031 exchange question I hadn’t considered. There are some up front costs such as inspections and HOA docume...
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I am curious if anyone has list of common mistakes that people make when trying to convert a SFR to a duplex?Are there specific types of properties that work best for a conversion to a duplex? Are there properties tha...
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When wholesaling a property who pays for the title company if you go to a title company as soon as you get your purchase agreement signed? Do you have to pay the title company anything upfront? Or does the person who...
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I'm asking this question because I run across a lot of private lenders requesting upfront admin fees. Is this the norm or are the ones I run across scam artist?
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Hello everyoneI was wondering if anyone here has worked with Mr. Herrick at Horizon Financial Group out of Dallas Texas. He seems to have an interesting hard money program but I have not been able to find any reviews...
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Hello!I bought a four-plex in October with the VA loan, so up front costs were miserable. Everything has been going well so far so I am thinking about buying another property! However, from my preliminary research, th...
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If someone advertises 650 credit score and 70%ARV on a hard money deal, doesn't that mean only closing costs needed for the applicant if the numbers check out? Would it be considered unethical (after a $250 applicati...