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Hello! My fiance and I are looking to purchase a primary residence in Orange County, CA, where it is very expensive! We love the area and aren't considering anywhere else, so we're looking for ways to get the absolu...
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Ok, I'm going at re post this because it disappeared and in the BiggerPockets abyss. So here goes the lengthy explanation (Again).
I have a client with a $230,000 mortgage on a $260,00 home and a 6 month old bankrupt...
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I recently took out a HELOC on my primary mortgage and have used this to purchase a home for 32,000 with rehab cost of 150,000 and ARV of 220k. The goal, initially, was to sell this property, however we would really l...
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I currently own a 2020 construction, 4 bed, 2 bath SFR. Financed with an FHA loan and mortgage being right about $2,000 monthly, included escrow for insurance and homeowners' insurance. I also have solar panels on the...
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Hey all,I have been trying for a couple of months to figure this out on my own and would like some input please. This is the situation.I am being gifted my mothers house which is paid off. I’d like to move her closer ...
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Hello BP, My wife and I are jumping in to the REI world and buying our first property. I’ve been on BP for years and have dabbled a little bit but never got serious. Now I am. We are looking to buy our first home thr...
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Hi All,
Been a while since I posted on this forum. I just got my first property few weeks ago. I closed it as second home, with a second home rider..... Since I already got home owner insurance, and looking to rent i...
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Is second home seen as sort of a primary loan in a sense pertaining to insurance? Or is the insurance on a second home more as if buying an investment property? For a second home, is there restrictions on renting?
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Hey everyone, I am looking to buy a house for short term rental in Oregon and wanted to know if I should start a LLC for it or just buy it without one? I know there is tax benefits with having it under one but can I t...
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Hi. My name is Sandra DeJesus. I think I need an attorney. I closed on my house in North Carolina in July of 2015. About 3 months ago I received a letter from HUD letting me know that I owed them $20,000. I did not kn...