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Hi,I am new to the US, so I am just understanding hard private lending. Is it common practice for a lender to ask for upfront fees for providing a loan to a borrower? If so, what sorts of fees are they and what do the...
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I've been using my own funds to finance all of my real estate up until now. However, I've recently decided to look into hard money/private lenders to begin funding all my deals. I'm extremely surprised at the response...
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Hi, I recently converted my mom's old house into a rental property in Houston TX (Harris county and it’s somewhat near the gulf). However, I'm having a really hard time finding home insurance. The only quote I was abl...
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Hello everyone!
I feel like my husband and I are in a position where the ball is in our court but we're not sure what to do with it. Apologies in advance for the long post, but I'm not sure who else to ask for help, ...
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I have 2 acres in the city (Puyallup, Wa) with an 1800sf SFR on one end of the property rented to the same family for 8 years. The city will allow me to divide into 3 additional lots. I have an easement from the nei...
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Planning to sell two investment properties in CA and buy one primary residence in CA.Property 1 is listed and expected to sell in August to September timeframe (Around 150K long term profit, total sale price around 0....
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I think there are a lot of great discussions to be had around Podcast Episode 689. @David Greene and @Robert Abasolo brought great discussion and tons of tips! With 2022 coming to an end, I know I'm looking for ways t...
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I have been living in my current house for 9 years, about 5 months ago, I refinanced the loan for a better interest rate. My company recently moved to a different location and I would like to rent out my current hom...
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Hello! Just wanted to share some notes on my experience with RentRedi. I was not going to but I noticed BP is now promoting RentRedi again on their recent podcasts so just want to share with others before people deci...
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Hello BP Community. I hope to be closing on my first Baltimore City investment property soon. I'm of course overwhelmed by all the various things I need to do get ready for a tenant. I'd like to query the very know...