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We took the plunge and through a 203K loan was able to buy our very first property. When we first visited (July 2023) the duplex, the previous owner told us that the tenants (older couple with one of them being a reti...
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The property I have an offer in for just countered back changing my 14 day inspection to seven days. My concern is that the reputable companies I called all said that they are booked out a week. This particular proper...
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My wife and I were walking in the neighborhood and we noticed a home boarded up. Perfect opportunity to make an offer. However, we soon discovered this was the home that was burned down about two weeks ago. The interi...
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I got the security deposit from someone and verbally told him this was used to hold the apt for him. But he told me he couldn't take the apt in the last minute before we signed the lease(so we didn't sign the lease ye...
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I’ve been real estate investing for over 15years, acquiring a large nest egg of net worth. The problem is we aren’t getting much cash flow from the portfolio for a variety of reasons and our rentals, flips, and short ...
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Hey guys it's been a while... I'm renting out an apartment. I listed it on craigslist and got "the usual". Some good applicants, some bad applicants. Some dreamers with no income, unable to verify income, past evictio...
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If so, how? I mean pretty homes in good condition with no repairs needed does not fit the wholesale at a discount strategy. I found a few seller leads that were pretty homes but did not appear to be worth trying to wh...
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Has anyone heard about HUD trying to eliminate seller financing on non-owner occupied homes?
It has something to do with their interpretation of the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act.
They apparently want to eliminate ALL...
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I have a 2-unit house in the Northside area of Paterson, NJ where i am looking to increase the rent of my tenant. Its a 2 bed, with 1 attic room used as bedroom, so 3 bedrooms and 1 bath. The tenant was previously pay...
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Dear BP Members:Hope you all are doing well . I wanted to get some advice and also best practices. I recently purchased a 9 unit bldg. and the rents are at least $200 below market value in the surrounding area (Heat a...