I want to do a cash out refinance and was wondering if I should it it two stages. Goal is to pull out as much cash as possible to use towards next deal.-Credit score is around 625. It’s low due to high utilization (&...
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Hi everyone,I'm curious at to your take on the idea of buying investment properties in cash or through a high down payment manual underwritten mortgage as recommended by Dave Ramsey. I'm personally of the opinion tha...
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Hello and greetings from San Ramon, CA!My name is Jeff and this is my first post in Bigger Pockets. I work for my family exporting business in the Bay Area and I feel like REI is the ultimate way for passive income/we...
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Since I see the question every day on BP. I guess I'll start a discussion on it. To the newer investors out there that want some advice starting out. Recommendation... Create a stable income first and then start inve...
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I own one home and have one investment property. I am looking to finance an additional property with a friend but I am wondering if my friend will incure the penalties of me having a foreclosure on my record. Will ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Fernando from Guam, passionate about real estate investing since 2015. I'm particularly passionate about single family homes.
Outside of real estate, I enjoy traveling and spending ...
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Hey Fellow BP'ers!I'm taking this 90 Day Challenge to task (my apt lease is up Jan 4th anyway), and just got my first loan pre-approval letter yesterday. Considering that I didn't realize I needed one until two days a...
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People peddling "Financial Freedom" in the form of a course/class do not understand the term.The term "financial freedom" is often used to describe a state of being where an individual has enough wealth to live their ...
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Hi All
Hope you can guide me in the right direction . I am a first time investor and looking in doing by first flip but need to see if you can referral me to a Hard Money Lender that will work with me since this wil...
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Every day i wake up and say, "what CAN I do today? I keep a notebook as this is a visual reminder to take action.This list is ONLY of those things that i "CAN" physically do today. Steps i "can" take towards my dream....