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We purchased our first ‘house-hack’ less than a year ago and we are looking to utilize a HELOC to have on hand for further investments.Do banks typically just look at the difference between purchase price and what you...
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Hi all. I have seen some conversations in this forum around STR rentals in the WDW vicinity but not for my specific question. We are looking to purchase our first STR property within the next 6-12 months and our lar...
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Hello everyone!I’m Charniece and I’m ready to get this Real Estate experience started.Here are the basics:-Chicago native currently living in Naperville-Currently employed as a night shift supervisor for a pharmaceuti...
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We just took over a vacant 3 unit apartment building in Weehawken NJ. The laws in Weehawken, NJ aren't too clear on what we can rent the units out for. The building was delivered vacant to us, so since we're the new...
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Is it possible to purchase a foreclosure property without an agent (via no agency / ministerial acts) in Chicago?I have purchased other properties without an agent... but not sure if the rules are different for forecl...
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Hi all! I have my first BRRRR under contract and it will need a lot of work. To start I will be project managing and DIY some lighter projects so I can learn the ints and outs. Will I need to pull permits for all my...
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Hello everyone! I’ve been focusing my strategy a lot on househacking. Typically investors househack year to year starting initially with an FHA loan and then refinancing into a conventional loan. When it comes time to...
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I recently bought some land lots from my county deed auction resale the land is located in west tulsa Oklahoma in a class d neighborhood, my first thoughts are to cut the over grown grass and get a utility pole put on...
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I'm curious to know how the agents are doing with the retail buyers. I don't know many investors who are still active in the markets right now. As a RE Agent, how many showings have you had in the past 10 business days?
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As I look across the US, I'm seeing that different STR markets are in different stages of maturity, and am curious which strategies investors are using to target them.On one end of the spectrum you have mature vacatio...