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I've been stalking the forums for a few weeks now; love everything that I'm learning here!I just received a tax refund check in the mail*, and I'm wondering what some smart people would suggest doing. *Before you ask ...
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Hey PBers.I'm a little scarred from tenants using my nice SFRs to build grow houses. It has only happened once, and through amazing luck, they turned out to be the nicest drug dealers ever and helped pay to remediate ...
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Hi I am relatively new to Real Estate Investing and have been mostly buying buy and hold properties for rental income for past 9 months or so in Chicagoland area - primarily in suburb areas. Have acquired a few SFR / ...
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Hello,I am an absolute newbie excited to learn about potentially investing in our (my wife and three boys of 4,6 and 10) first real estate investment. My wife and I are both 37 years old. We will be selling our curr...
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I'm working on part of an investment strategy and I'm curious about having one more valuable property that, either through a large down payment or BRRR method comes in at 70 LTV, versus using creative financing to hav...
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Hello, I am in the process of getting a pre-approval before I start my hunt for my first rental property. My mortgage broker is pushing the idea of a non-QM lender being the one who funds this deal. My broker says I c...
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I contracted to purchase an REO in December of 2010, skipping all the long and boring details, I finally just received word that the deal is accepted and I am now in escrow. I will not post any of the real numbers her...
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This is the problem. I rented an apt, signed a one year lease. Due to death in family had to leave after 5 months. Offered the landlord to pay an extra 2 month rent to let me out of lease, they refused. They said only...
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One of the most common questions I see as a Landlord when leasing out my properties is around Pet Fees/Pet Restrictions. When renting with my furry friend in the past, it was not uncommon to run into Non-Refundable P...