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Hey Texas BP!Just got pre-approved by my first lender and I have a question related to our closing costs.I'm planning on purchasing a duplex for around 280,000 with $10,000 down using an FHA loan. After accounting for...
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Is it worth seeking lenders with $0 lender fees (such as origination, processing and underwriting fees) or do they just get that money by increasing rates and charging higher points?
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I'm looking for a low-cost broker to hang my real estate license in California. I was previously with Keller Williams in Beverly Hills, but they require all members to be part of the Beverly Hills Realtors Associat...
Do you all charge application fees? Refundable or non-refundable?
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Hi BP Community,I've been lending informally for the past couple of years to family and friends on fix-and-flip deals, and I am now looking to formalize it i order to raise further capital and grow a sizable book. Aft...
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I'm hoping you can help me sort this out, as I have no idea where to go. I had a property manager that I loved, but she retired and sold her accounts to another person. The new person was a nightmare in many regards, ...
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Hi BP community,Does anyone have a self directed HSA account? If yes, who do you have it with? I am thinking of opening up a HSA account and I am looking at Directed IRA (Mark Kohler) and it seems they charge a fee ...
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Can a Seller and a Buyer use the same company for managing a 1031 Exchange? If so, should we?
I’m selling a property and doing a 1031 Exchange into a new property. The buyer of my property is also doing a 1031 into...
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I have an off market deal that my agent found. To make the numbers work, it would need to be a short sale. My agent is saying before the bank will consider a short sale offer, they want to see it listed on the MLS. Se...
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My long time broker's fees were 20K per property or 80K. So I went to Aimloan, who originally quoted me 5K per property or 20K total for the four. Now I get the disclosures and they are 10K each, basically 40K or 8%...