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Hello my fellow investors,
My wife and I are soon going to start our real estate investing journey through house hacking. Our goal is to buy duplex, triplex, or 4 unit multifamily. We have zero experience in terms of...
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My first home purchase will be a house hack and I’m having trouble locating an insurer. Details of property:3-unitMixed useGround floor is a hair salonOther two units are residentialI will live in one of the unitsI ca...
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I bought my first rental 2 years ago and will close on my 3rd in a few weeks. I plan on growing the owner managed landlord business and need to get serious about liability and asset management. Right now I am regula...
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Anyone in here using a VA loan and renting their home when they move duty stations? What are the biggest challenges? What time of insurance do you use landlord or homeowners insurance?
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I am 90% through the entire process of purchasing my first 2 properties, but I have hit a MAJOR hurdle. While performing the inspections, we found out that the roofs are old and needs to be replaced within the next 3...
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Hi! New here. If using an FHA loan on a duplex and wanting to house hack, what are the terms for income on the loan? How would you go about this? I currently reside in Northern Ca and want to house hack out of state. ...
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Hi friends! I am in the process of buying a 3 bed, 1 bath single family home in Big Bear, CA that I primarily plan to use as a STR but would also like to visit ~20 days of the year. I currently live in LA, about 3 hou...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Buy and hold east end of PCB, self managing short term vacation rentals year round
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Hello everyone,I'm looking for some advice from investors who excel in reading into the numbers of a loan. Background: I've been pre-approved for a First-time Home Buyer's loan. Since I am buying in a "hardest hit" ar...
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Hi All,I just entered the Houston market with the goal of buying long term rentals. I closed something in Missouri City the other day, and the insurance was $3,000! The home was worth about 145k. Im now underwriting a...