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I'm just curious as to how other people define 'overleveraged'? How much leverage is too much? I would be afraid to have a balloon loan or a one year arm. I would be afraid to use hard money. But I do have a 20 year a...
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We are purchasing a beach condo STR purposes. Our broker had offered us these loan options:
20% down at 8.5% interest, $65000 down, $1999 monthly
25% down at 7.5% interest, $81500 down, $1704 monthly
We wanted to k...
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My income now is divided as per the following: 30% of my income generated from daily work (9 to 5) as typical white-collar, and 70% of my income is from real estate rental, i am afraid that real estate will collapse e...
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I recently saw a deal on a duplex in San Francisco in a prime neighborhood with a cap rate on existing rents of 2.5%. Rents a bit below market, but not crazy. Building in good condition. Great location. This number...
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Hey everyone,
I am looking to purchase a commercial condo for my contracting business. Ultimately I would like to make a well informed investment decision and would like to see if anyone else has any experience with ...
While some seniors may have also invested in stocks and bonds, these investment options may be more volatile than real estate.Additionally, with rental properties, investors have the added benefit of collecting rental...
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I've got some bitcoins that I would like to use to purchase real estate. Are there any institutions that will accept bitcoin as downpayment for a loan?
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I was looking through some local mls data and D.C. proper is down 25% from the peak’s in June (725k vs 545k), Montgomery county is down 17% (620k vs 515k) not a shock to me, but still crazy to actually see in the data.
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Hey all, I'm a smalltime investor currently living in a flat of a Chicago 2-flat while renting the other out, and also have a SFH rental in OH. I'm not looking to scale anytime soon. I have my personal emergency fund ...
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Where is the most beneficial place to park your money, while saving up for a down payment for a rental property?