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Hi Investor Friends,
My name is Emeka and I'm thrilled to set course on my real estate journey come 2021. The goal is to house hack SMF home, ideally a triplex, located in the NJ area. Some geographic context - Prev...
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Marion county courts (Indianapolis, Indiana) closed until July 6, 2020 or until further notice. Can I get some advice on How are you handling your squatters/ evictions? Ten-day pay or quit already served, even tho...
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If I have a owner financed home that I pay solely with cash. Do I have to disclose this information to a mortgage company for a loan? I would like to keep my DTI as low as possible. Would there be repercussions?
Can anyone recommend a lender for poor credit in Texas?
DTI will be solid, but the FICO is 615. Would love to avoid FHA.
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If you haven't heard already, the federal reserve raised rates yesterday by 25 basis points & they are projecting to do 3 more rate increases in 2017. If you're an investor with a HELOC out, this is the time to ro...
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A federal judge in Cleveland has stated the federal government over reached its authority with the CDC eviction moratorium. The judge stated the federal government cannot exercise power that congress has not given the...
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I have a home available for rent and have a prospective tenant that says he has a pitbull as a service animal. I usually charge a pet deposit and monthly fee, but from my limited research, believe I cannot charge for...
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Hello-Trying to figure out how to update my W-4 for both state and federal. I'm a home owner and unmarried paying more than 50% of the costs for myself and other qualifying individuals who I live with. My question is ...
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Never know what to believe. News this morning was talking about section 8 payments no being made and section 8 appealing to landlords not to evict .. I don't think many would evict over one missed payment given the si...