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I'm wanting to purchase a duplex and a single-family home simultaneously. Can I use a conventional loan or will I be required to obtain a jumbo loan? I read jumbo loans are not easy to get. I understand selling one of...
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Hi everyone!
I am seeing that FHA has been commonly associated with house hacking. Is this simply for the lowest down payment possible? Would you still have to live in the property for a year with a 5% down conventio...
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Hi all,Does anyone know if you are allowed to finance the construction of a 4 Plex using an FHA loan and then use your own funds to build out the basement into an additional unit or two?? This would mean that the FHA ...
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Hi all,
I'm trying to hash out the details of a deal I have. The house is worth $95k, the purchase price is $56k. The seller has agreed to an interest-only loan of $100/month with a 5 year balloon.
My f...
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I am committed to buying my first property in 2023, but I am torn on jumping in with 2 feet right now. I am currently around 650 670 credit score and I plan on house hacking with a FHA loan. With current interest rate...
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Greetings everyone
Please help me understand mortgages , what's the purpose of a mortgage company /bank if they still need to get permission from underwriters .
Terea
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Hello Everyone,
I am looking into the rental properties at Pittsburgh, PA. In order to make positive cash flow, I would need to do section 8 rent. Does anyone have experience on section 8 rent at Pittsburgh area? Tha...
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We have a SFH and a duplex that we own free and clear, and a duplex on which we have a residential mortgage. Each of these properties is in a different location and was purchased at a different time. Is it possible to...
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New to Real Estate and wanting to learn and do Section 8 rentals and AirBnb's. My long term goal is to get into Multifamily apartments. We all have to start somewhere and I'm looking to become a expert in Section 8 re...
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Hi folks,
Wowwww I am so pissed at my home state of California right now:
I am planning out of state investments in buy-and-hold multi-family properties. (Insert standard California refrain: "It's too expensive her...