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I am wondering if anyone has tips or tricks for utilizing a VA home loan while a market is hot. I recently had an offer get rejected for a cash offer 20k less than my offer because of the perception of VA home loans b...
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Hello Everyone!
Just took out $100k of equity on my primary house to invest in real estate! Just got under contract and now I have a few options. My mortgage broker is asking if I want to put down 20% or 25%. I'm li...
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Greetings fellow REI's. I'm living on a farm in Zimbabwe. Hi my name is Allister Banks. I've just recently become a bigger pocket's Pro. I'd like to thank Bigger Pockets for all the wonderful content which I have b...
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I have a small parcel (market just under than 25K) I've been trying to figure out if I can move on, seller agreeable to ~5K. The wife wants to sell, and claims to have made multiple sales of their Joint Tenancy prope...
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Hi,I am wondering if there's other financing options to close wholesaler's deal besides cash? Will bank finance this type of property? I know this particular deal has discount based of the ARV that I calculated. What'...
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My wife and I share a mortgage for our primary home. We both pay half . How does our shared mortgage effect my individual debt-to-income ratio? Do lenders take into account that I'm paying half of the loan amount?
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Hi everyone,So I understand that owner financing works best if the home is free and clear. However, I was wondering to what extent would you consider to offer that option to a seller that has a mortgage on the home. T...
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Hello!
I am under contract on a vacation property (10% down) & looking to lock in with a lender. The current lender we got rates from is telling me that they require a percent of the loan up front kind of like bu...
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If you started fresh and had $100k to spend, what would you do and why?1) Use it to purchase primary home, keep for 5+ years and then do a cashout refior2) Go straight to buying rentals that may or may not cashflow no...
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June 14, Dallas City Council votes to ban short term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo in single-family zoned neighborhoods. Enforcement will take effect in December of this year. This effectively ends the " wild wild west...