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Hello BP community! My name is Phil Murray. I'm currently living in Crown Point Indiana and hope to invest in surrounding Northwest Indiana (Hobart, Merrillville, Portage, Lake Station) and maybe eventually the South...
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Hello everyone:I am a recently new member to BP, and wanted to reach out to the Bigger Pockets community and seek advice regarding Franchises. I am looking at acquiring a commercial property on a heavily trafficked lo...
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Hello Everyone - I am currently shopping around for lenders, and I am trying to find ways to make this product more competitive since I am in a highly competitive market in Seattle. I am focusing on a quick close but ...
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I am 17 and have been growing my investor mindset for around a year now, starting with investing in stocks and recently crypto and have been building my portfolio. While my returns have been good, I need a large scale...
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Purchasing a new townhome and received the following as best so far:- 6.875% 7/1 ARM- 7.35% 30-year fixed I am aware of the risks with the ARM and plan is to either refi when (if) rates drop, or sell around year 5 (al...
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Hi all,New to BP and REI but looking to purchase my first investment property soon. I inquired with a mortgage lender and was provided several options for financing: 1. Fixed rate mortgage for 30 years2. 3 different A...
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BP Nation and specifically BP Canada,Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get Canadians to lend on US real estate using their RRSP? I don't know a lot about this except that it has to be at arms-length to lend on C...
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I recently saw a HELOC application that asked if my first mortgage was fixed. Will HELOC lenders deny the application if you have an ARM?
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Have a hard time seeing the bad in them.
Just had one adjust down for the 3rd year in a row. It's pretty nice to not get locked into above market rates for your mortgage. :)
Interestingly if things do...