After doing some digging around and speaking with several lenders, it seems that the normal guidelines for banks to fund an investment buy and hold property is a 25% down payment, plus 6 months worth of mortgage payme...
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Hello BP,Before I go into the deal specifics I feel like I have to justify WHY I am choosing to invest in San Diego. Essentially it all boils down to my current situation. I am a first time buyer, Navy veteran current...
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So I am looking for a little feedback on what you would do. Here is the situation.I just got new tenants in (they have been living there for about a month and a half. I have been nothing but attentive to all of their ...
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I really buy into the whole building wealth through real estate philosophy, but I am not sure I have the personality to be a landlord. I worry about everything, the biggest being liability and being sued for some reas...
We have a few single family homes in Kansas City, in a nicer, brand new neighborhood (built 2022). When we initially bought the homes we were able to lease for $2800-$3200/ month. However we have struggled to rent the...
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When I got my first couple rental homes I set up a time to meet them over at the property. Not only did it take so much time but I would get so pissed when I had no shows. I could even call them while I was at the p...
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Hey all - Thought I'd throw this out there.....One of our places is fully booked - but on weekends only. It has been booked every single weekend of the entire year. And that is great! However, we really need to get th...
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Hey Everyone,
I have an opportunity to become a student for a Real Estate Investing company and I'm not sure yet if I should buy into it. The program is called Freedom Mentor and the main coach is Phil Pustej...
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And Obama just vetoed a bill that would make it easier for banks to foreclose. Can anyone out there tell me a story about someone that has been paying there mortgage and was accidentally foreclosed on?????? ...
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The really invaluable part of this experience has been education. I and my wife who was a designer of the project have learned a lot. We certainly made mistakes along the way, however understanding what went wrong pro...