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I need some advice and pointers, I'm very close to closing a cash out refi deal but am really frustrated at the unknown additional costs that keeps coming. Is it normal for a lender to do this without prior disclosure...
I'm looking at Coops and Condos to invest in. I am looking to do some purchasing and then renting the units our and maybe resell a few of them. Does anyone else here do that? How's your experience in it?Most of the de...
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Hello Fellow Newbies!I've been doing what all good newbies do when struggling to overcome analysis paralysis, namely reading books! And while doing so, the significance of some of the terms are starting to coalesce f...
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I am just getting started in real estate investment. I had a inheritance and placed most of it in Mutual funds. I would like to diversify my portfolio and invest in real estate, I live in New York and the real ...
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Any insights into SB584 that places 15% tax on STRs but exempts hotels to fund housing situation? It seems bone crushing high for guests. If you were a new investor in CA market, this tax will lower your occupancy r...
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For the education of the BP audience I responded to one of these two good to be true lenders that is trolling BP Facebook and many other sites. here is the reponse I got."Thank you for your interest. I assist real e...
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About to close a deal all cash for $1.46M and was going to get a cash out refi after to take out about $630K in cash. A friend in lending told me I'd get better pricing if I have private lender do a $630K loan, record...
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Preparing to refi my first SFH I bought 6 months ago and the mortgage broker I used for my personal home came back with the following numbers. It's my first one so I plan to do 30 yr fixed conventional. Here are the n...
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Hi all, I'm looking to make my first purchase out of state in Texas.This is a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom SFH that I will try to get for $100,000. My interest rate is 4.625% fixed for 30 years, and I will be putting 20% down...
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I've never had to deal with this before with any property managers. The current one that I have charges a $25/mo incidental insurance fee for evictions and things involved with that process. This is on top of the 10...