John Schnyderite
Large Downpayment make sense
This is going to be a long one, so prepare yourself =)
My fiancee and I have been house hunting for a personal residence for a few months now. I own a home since '09 that is underwater (stand to lose 18K or...
Michael Evans
Was paid $15K to buy my first house
It was 1997 and my then wife and I learned she was pregnant. We were both college educated, making good money (I was 25 and she was 23), but we hadn't saved any money. 1997 was the middle of the 1989-2201 real estat...
Michael C.
Should I sell my duplex? Or refinance and hold
Numbers Bought it for 175,000 a couple years backDown payment was 18,000 plus 20,000 fix upNow I owe 135,000 , it just got appraised for 242,000 , in this market I could sell it for 250,000One side covers the mortgage...
Cal C.
Buying at courthouse steps-Gwinnett County
I'm looking for some advice on buying a property at the courthouse steps in Lawrenceville on Tuesday. I'm also looking for some insight on how properties go on and off the auction list. I also understand that I'm n...
Jack Lee
Where do you guys find properties listings?
Where do people on BP find properties to buy? Realtors with established connection, Realtor.com, Loopnet??
David Roberts
Hi!
Hi Guys,I stumbled on this site when I was looking around for rental services that find renters for investors. I started to roll around the website and found it to be an amazing amount of wealth, and then I signed up...
Alexander Lommel
A low appraisal threatening to scuttle a deal.
So, we're in contract on a property. The asking price was 565,000 and we're in contract for $555,000. The appraisal just came back $91,000 below original asking at 474,000. The seller doesn't have a lot of equity in t...
Nicholas Salman
Why I think waiting a year isn’t the best idea
“I’ll wait until next year”
Some of the people I talk to regarding real estate get excited and want to meet up or talk and a good amount of the time they end it by saying “Definitely this time next year im buying a h...
Hunter Byler
Quicken loans 2% grant first home buyer
Has anyone ever heard of quicken loans giving the buyer a 2% grant to use towards a down payment?
This is for first home buyers and you have to take a first home buyer course online and have a FICO score of 680+.
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Murali P.
Deed of Trust Investing
I am looking at trust deed investing through companies like The Norris Group (in CA) and Arixa Capital (also in CA). Anyone here already doing this with them or through other reputable companies and what has been your...