I input my numbers in the calculator and it states, I should purchase the house for 127k. I planned on putting 20% down and my loan would have been about 127k anyway. Should I factor in the down payment?

It's pretty common practice to use a HELOC drawn from the equity in one's home to serve as the down payment for investment real estate... yet I haven't found any calculators that will allow me to add that into the equ...

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...

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I am getting all the numbers gathered for my first deal, rough total purchase price to be about $110,000 on a duplex. I will need to make some repairs to the foundation and replace the carpet in the entire hou...

Here is something interesting.  Perhaps, relying on the credit reports may not be a great tool after all. time.com/4288093/john-oliver-credit-reports-last-week-tonight/?xid=time_socialflow_facebookJohn Oliver makes a ...

I have a duplex and I live in one side and rent the other. I have had renters in there for 10 months and they're asking if they can get a rescue dog. I have a no pet policy which was on the lease. I had remodeled thei...

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I want to locate my first investment property that I plan on purchasing with an FHA loan and house hacking (living in one of the rooms and renting out the others) in Northern Virginia. Since there aren't many mul...

I was wondering if someone could answer a question that I have about direct mail marketing.  I'm definitely a newbie trying to figure out how I can get started in the competitive market of Northern California.  Forgiv...

A great deal has been said in other forum discussions about the pros and cons of allowing pets. I have newly renovated 1920's home that has freshly sealed hardwood floors. (no carpet at all) I had planned to NOT...