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Hey all! I’m trying to refinance one of my properties in Chicago right now. What have you learned if you were able to successfully refinance your property during this pandemic?
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we just bought a house to brrr which has a nice fireplace . we are considering closing it up to keep the future tenant from burning the house down . Does closing it up lower the appraisal when we go to refi ? any inp...
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Here are my predictions, would love to see what your predictions are?
Rates - Mid 4 to low 5% by year end on conventional
Real Estate Market – Overall market down, some markets worse than other, some submarkets will...
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Adjust accordingly!
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The “National Real Estate Investor" interviewed Edward Dittmer about how popular department store closings affect the malls and anchor stores. According to Morningstar, J.C. Penney is closing many of its own stores. M...
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I have been considering for a long time investing in multi units. When I first started looking, I looked for a few years but just ended up buying a single family home that I currently live in and have for multiple yea...
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I've had a cash offer accepted on a duplex. The inspection turned up some issues that I'd really like the seller to fix, but they are not willing to, and instead offered a price reduction. However, I will likely be ...
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Okay so I bought my first rental property around 6 months ago and am looking to buy another one and I had some questions about financing. The bank that I used for the loan on the first house required me to put down 20...
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I am interested in purchasing a MFR that has a substantial amount of personal property associated with it. I am in IL and the owner pays for the TAX at the time of closing and I feel that the Taxes are high in compar...
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Looking for some BP wisdom and support! I'm a buy and hold investor in TN. I have a property I bought in 2018 for $175,000 and I have a loan on it for $133,000. Realtors are telling me I can easily get $220,000 for it...