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Hi I have a a house that is worth about $ 400-450k. I have a heloc on my home for $185k and I still own $30k. Should I pay it off with cash and refinance from more money to invest in real estate.
Interest rate-4.25%
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I just put my first property, a duplex, under contract and got the inspection report back. The house is 107 years old and had a pretty lackluster renovation completed on it, so I knew there were going to be some issue...
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We're purchasing a SFR 3BR in the Fort Worth area (near Carter Park) and have the option of having all electric, or upgrading to nat. gas water heater, range, laundry, and HVAC.
We're planning on holding for ...
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I own several rental properties in the Ohio area. Just thinking whether or not to start doing a annual walk thru prior to lease renewal. Any thoughts? Thank you.
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Hi BP!
So, I'm updating my safety rules that I have all my tenants sign prior to moving in my units and was wondering if there are other items I should add?
(Not in order)
1) Check and Replace Smoke Alarms every 6 ...
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Hey everyone! I'm in Escrow on my first home that I plan to buy and hold onto while I improve the condition of the house while I'm living there before either renting or putting on AirBnB. Where I'm located is very muc...
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Hi,Any thoughts on Euclid's Ohio safety? Any particular areas within Euclid that are rough?The current available properties appear to make sense as far as numbers.Taxes are better than Cleveland Heights, and so it was...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking at a variety of multi-family homes right now and I found an interesting MFH. All brick, built in 1920. Much older than most of the other listings I'm into but the rough numbers indicate it wo...
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Hi, a friend of mine recently told me that to get an FHA loan on a property, the property needs to be FHA approved. It is the first time I have heard of it, but I had been under the impression that as long I was qual...
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As a landlord myself (albeit not of many properties and none of them STR) I am curious what you would all do to handle this situation if you or a loved one were in it:My sister is a traveling surgical tech on a contra...