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Advice on creating a petition for reducing HOA fees? Fee went up 7.2% ($555 to $595) and it's hard to justify the spike. Our HOA fee and % increase YoY is significantly high compared to neighboring communities, which ...
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Hi everyone, My question might seem a bit odd and maybe I need to speak to a psychologist rather than this thread lol, but I find myself questioning my rapid growth and trajectory in real estate. Here is my question: ...
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Would love you opinion on price of a small strip mall/building.
It is off a busy road in a smaller town area (but still in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex). 3 tenants (800 sqft, 2800 sqft, 1200 sqft). Total approx. ...
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Hi all,I'm thinking about trying to go the route of using hard money loans to finance discounted, off-market deals (probably mostly from wholesalers?) to take advantage of being able to pay cash for properties with in...
Hello, BiggerPokets Community!
I hope you're all doing well. I have a concern and would greatly appreciate some guidance from those who have experience with FHA purchases, particularly when involving family members.
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So I got a tenant application who has a credit score of about 520 and same for spouse. No debts and almost nothing on credit report. It's almost blank. With a few inquiries from auto dealers. they shared 3 months bank...
Hello!Looking to get into my first investment property (will probably live in it a year or two beforehand):3950 N Lake Shore Dr APT 1304, Chicago, IL 60613 | MLS #11344676 | ZillowI'm worried that Chicago's taxes and ...
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Looking to make an offer on my first rental property. It is a two bedroom, one bath condo unit in Oak Lawn, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Neighborhood is a nice, middle class area.
Listed as short sale on ...
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This is a great site, just discovered. I
am going through an arduous process with WAMU myself.
My case:
I have a Condo (primary residence)
1st and 2nd mortgage with WAMU
total owed: $680K
I knew I would get into troub...
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Okay, so in addition to the 3/2 I posted about a few days ago (which I'm going to take another look at today), I'm also trying to analyze this duplex. I'm going to approach this a little backwards and list all num...