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There is lots of concern, discussion and hesitation amongst potential property purchasers or investors for fear of a recession and decline of property valuations and/or market conditions. Although many variables are v...
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I have a rental property with a $1013 mort. payment. It includes ins and taxes.I rent the property for $1050. I owe 114K on the 145K mortgage.If I refi I can drop the mortgage to under $800 month. It seems like a g...
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I have a ton of equity in my primary home and I plan to stay here for another 12 to 15 years. My current loan is around 100K at 2.75% interest and estimated value of 650K. My payoff would be in 2021.
I have an oppor...
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Estate Planning / Tax Question located in CTMy parents plan on retiring over the next 5-7 years and have 3 rental properties with mortgages on them. They will have the ability to pay the properties off if needed. My q...
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So my wife and I are starting on the process of buying our first investment property here in Louisville. Over the last two years we have forced equity into our residence by doing a live-in flip. We don’t want to cash ...
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There's definitely been an up tick in mortgage rates lately. We are at the highest rate in more than a year now according to this chart from Freddie Mac.
Even Bernanke said in reference to the spike in interest rates...
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My understanding is that when purchasing a STR property using a 10% second home loan, you can't use potential STR revenue to qualify for the loan. If this understanding is true, does your revenue count towards reducin...
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Absolutely NEVER under any circumstances wait until the last minute to start the insurance process.Better yet, start the process as soon as you know a close date.1) Your agent can't be at his desk 24/7. His assistant ...
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Hey, I've been house hacking my first property where I lived down in the basement with it's own kitchenette, bathroom and laundry for the last 1.5 years. I'd had 5 tenants share the rest of the house which has been a ...
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I have a HI rental property that would be better to sell and buy something newer. Association fees are getting out of hand. Unfortunately, I now live in Japan and it seems like selling the HI property will attract J...