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My wife & I are in our early 30's, and looking to buy our 1st house, $100k or less. Average home value here is $130-$150k. We have great credit and hardly any debt. My plan is to save enough for a 20% down payment...
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Covid-19 outbreak, media madness, lock downs, eviction moratorium, no rental income, and no NBA. Who in the world would have predicted this?
Now that we're on lock down, I have some down time to check BP. It's to no ...
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Here is my situation:
I live in northern CA. I own 3 properties and live in 1 of them.
Property 1: value $1.1M, debt = $700K
Property 2: value $750K, debt = $400K
Property 3: value $500K, de...
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I've noticed many three family homes have a fourth apartment in the basement and it's considered "illegal", yet many have tenants.What are the problems with having such apartments and what's the worse case scenario fo...
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So a tenant who has been slightly difficult since move in approximately (Dec 2012) who hasn't paid rent this month (eviction process underway) to say that she can't afford the property because the electric bill is ext...
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As the landloard of several properties, it seems everytime we get in the black a big ticket repair needs to be made. are there any ways to cut down on these unexpected repairs, such as home repair warranties?
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Hey is anyone here using a credit based SLOC (syndicated lines of credit) product profitably as a real estate investor?
I own a business financing firm. I have access to 5 or so lenders that help individuals use the...
My bank is processing my HELOC request and asked me what the money would be used for. I told them another investment property and they started asking for the information on the property I was going to purchase.Since I...
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Hi All!I am currently looking for my first investment property. I’d love to hear some of your ideas for creative funding options. I have a 6 month personal emergency fund and a nice sized retirement portfolio, but sin...
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I have a ceiling and wall repair I am making in a unit. The tenant has become very difficult to deal with. I have sold her repairs we be ongoing and people will stop by periodically. We said we would giver her as muc...