Hello, we trying to turn our current residence into a SF rental property here in San Antonio, Texas. We hoping to make this happen within the next year but before doing so, me and wife would like to make some updates ...
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Is it legal to say "Sorry, We do not accept section 8"
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So have $30,000 in cash reserves but I do not want to use it all on a down payment for of a house (via Conventional Financing/ 20%). Now I know what you're thinking "just do the FHA route" well that is 100% true I can...
Hi there, I'm Didi and I live in the greater Philadelphia area. I'm looking to start my real estate investment journey with a house-hack. I have good credit and I've been preapproved but when it comes to the total amo...
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BiggerPocketers, My name is Nick. I'm moving back to Manhattan from abroad in about a week. I'm looking to house-hack via FHA (3.5%) immediately. Ideally, I'm looking to land a multi-family in Brooklyn with 4 units + ...
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Freddie Mac’s website explains the Homepossible mortgage as “A responsible, low down payment mortgage option for first-time homebuyers and low- and moderate income borrowers”. What Freddie fails to explain is how gr...
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Hello. My wife and I just made an offer for a SFR in Seattle, Washington and it was accepted. We got pre-approved and had originally planned to research first time home buyer programs to take advantage of the assistan...
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Hey All,I just graduated from college last May, and I've been paying rent in NYC for about a year. I'd like to get pre-approved for a mortgage so I can househack my first deal with an FHA loan. While looking through t...
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Also wanted thoughts if i was just to layout the interior walls with a designer and use my GC to implement the layout, would that be more feasible financially? The architecture firm for the project Im working with are...
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I'm a new investor on the southside of Chicago closing on a two flat next month. I will live in one unit and rent the other one out. I have a 203k rehab loan. I just found out about a program Chicago offers for the ne...