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I'm trying to take the approach of having my money work for me instead of the other way around. The struggle, however, is balancing what looks good on paper with what I want to do; being disciplined and careful, but n...
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I have a house that I own free and clear, I'm trying to get a loan to make repairs so that I can continue renting it out. The last tenants left. Unfortunately, my LTV is at 75%. I never missed a payment on cards. My c...
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Help, I'm going to give as many details as possible because I'm just getting started and could use some good advice. I currently own 5 properties including my primary. 2 of them I just purchased as bad shape rehabs ...
Hey guys I’m looking into getting my first house hack within the next 6-7 months. Couple questions if anyone can offer advice I’d greatly appreciate it! So I plan on going with the FHA 3.5% down and hopefully going fo...
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Pay off some credit card debt or hold on to Capital
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My wife and I currently own a two family home and live in the first floor apartment. The second apartment is rented. The basement is completely renovated brand new. Our goal is to move out and buy a single family hom...
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Hello all,Reaching out to see if anybody has any hacks for getting credit card debt paid down/off, sooner/cheaper.The debt was planned/strategic to get me into my first houshack (and has worked).I have a plan to pay i...
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Hello All
Looking for ways to increase my FICO scores in a short period of time (30-60 days). Here is my situation:
Part time Real Estate investor with several properties owned free and clear
Need to leverage properti...
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What would you do in this scenario and why?If you had 50k in credit card debt for business startup costs (not real estate) with a 3-4-year plan to pay it off, high debt utilization in the meantime and a 620 credit sco...
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To maintain a credit card balance and build cash reserves, or keep my $ cash low while aggressively paying down debt?My goal for this year is to save $$ and build a healthy cash reserve. For years I've been in the hab...