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Preparing Loan Requests That Get Funded Lenders are driven by many factors; one of them is self-preservation. Simply put, no lender wants to make a deal that goes “upside down” Therefore, a would-be borrower, wants to...
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even though I really didn't want to, in the end I had to accept a condition of the seller to have adjustable rate on the seller's financing. There is a 4 year balloon, so I just hope that the interest rates won't...
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In a 69 year old retired female on fixed low income. I think that market value of rent is sociopathic. I rent with a roommate. New owners bought property. We have to move out as they are renovating and building will b...
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I am buying a new property and plan to rent the first one. Wondering if I should utilize a property management company or rent myself. Pros and cons of each one. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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The past few months, we’ve been hard at work at a few REALLY neat features on BiggerPockets that will help you connect better, learn more, and achieve financial freedom even faster. We’ll be rolling these new features...
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I live in South Florida and have a few local neighborhoods that are predominantly retirement aged neighborhoods however sound investment areas. I have done 6 properties and love them. I am helping to increase the c...
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You probably know you can use your VA loan benefits to close on up to 4 units for 0% down. But did you know that the VA allows you to actually walk away from closing with a check in hand to pay down any existing debt ...
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I am new here and tried to search this topic, but just found 600+ pages of people asking for certain Area recommendations. That is all well and good, but I want to know how to interview them myself. I live in the Chat...
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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...