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Ahkeem Smith Is buying your first home at the age of 55 smart?
26 November 2018 | 6 replies

So my mom is closing in on her retirement and she's never owned a house before. My fear is that she'll have to work longer just to maintain her mortgage payments well after retirement. She planned on using money from ...

Humberto Valle New Program In Texas Aimed At Rescuing Struggling Properties.
23 February 2022 | 0 replies

I'm thinking house hackers can probably take advantage of this tax incentive being offered as a pilot program by the State of Texas. 
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El Paso homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments or are at...

13 August, 2024
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Invest? (We Did the Math)

Pay off your mortgage or invest? If you’re on the path to FIRE, you’ve probably asked yourself this question. Without a mortgage payment, you could put thousands more in your pocket every month, and your FIRE number w...

Lewis G. assuming someone's mortgage
14 January 2019 | 4 replies

Hello.  Can anyone explain how an assumable loan works?  I want to help out my parents with their mortgage payments.  Can I make a mortgage payment to the lender on their behalf without any consequences to me or them?...

Account Closed New Investor needing advice in this unknown market
16 March 2020 | 4 replies

I am a 29 year old new investor that has done a couple of live in flips and 1 pure flip.  However, I was changing my strategy to long term buy and hold for more passive cash flow and I was about to go under contract o...

Fabio Busatto I couldn't get my head around Italian Investment
16 May 2018 | 0 replies

Example (Buy & Hold):Purchase price: € 150.000,00Downpayment: € 35.000,00Additional cost for buying: € 25.188,00 (legal, tax, agency fee, cleaning, mortgage fee)Renovation cost: € 10.000,00Monthly Mortgage Payment...

Trenton Custard Cash for 1 home or buy 4 homes with 20% down on each for 139000
19 May 2024 | 3 replies

I asked AI should I pay Cash for 1 home then refi or buy 4 homes with 20% down on each home for 139000 3b ed 2 baths then im stuck a 4 home till i get another 20% down there answer was When deciding between paying cas...

Timothy Jung HELOC rejected due to high DTI. Any suggestions?
19 January 2021 | 5 replies

Hello, I am a newbie from LA california who is hoping to start a REI journey!I bought a Condo on 2016 which is  now worth about 600k( Zillow estimate) and I have a principle balance of 316k. I got 1/7 ARM at 2.87% rat...

Alex Hively RETURN ON INVESTMENT
30 November 2016 | 2 replies

Hello,I was wondering if everyone here can check my work. I am trying to figure out how leverage can magnify my returns by using various amounts of down payments: specifically $100,000 ( an all cash purchase), $50,000...

Josh Shelley Future rental income included in DTI?
2 May 2022 | 4 replies

Getting ready to start on my investing journey. Curious in the experience you folks have - do lenders consider future rental income in the DTI Ratio calculation? I am assuming they don’t (typical), but it seems like i...