I have a relitive that own's several rentals. He's suggested for some time now to invest in rentals. I have a few years left before I retire and I'm digging into withdrawing some money from an IRA. I'm looking into th...
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Complete newbie here.. I have a good understanding of how a HELOC and HEL works, however, I have no clue what are the steps to take once the funds are secured. With a conventional loan the lender takes charge of doi...
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Let's say one has savings in both their traditional IRA and mutual/index funds. Which one should they tap into first to fund their investment properties?
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Primarily buy and hold SFR. Recently have been looking into investing in multifamily. Do DSCR lenders require the 20% down payment like traditional loan products. Or would a PML be able to help with long term PML loan...
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Hi BP community!This is my first post here so I wanted to introduce myself and my situation!
I just got into Real Estate Investing buying my first home last summer. My goal for this summer is to become a Real Estate ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!Looking for some guidance here.So I've been preparing to enter the real estate game for a while now and have been studying what my best options are for what I want to accomplish. Here are...
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I have an opportunity coming up to acquire a multi-unit building from a neighbor who inquired if I was interested in purchasing the building. I’m not sure what they are thinking of from a price point, however if it do...
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Hello I would like to buy my neighbors house which is anticipated to eventually go to auction ( long story) I could not purchase this property through traditional means therefore, it eventually will become a Deed in L...
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Hello - I am new to BP and relatively new to real estate in general. Just over a year ago, I got my license, quit my corporate job and started down the path of enlightenment :) I've been told I did pretty well my fi...
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To give you the easiest version to understand. Hard money is a type of short-term loan that is used by real estate investors to finance investment properties. Unlike traditional bank loans, which are based on the borr...