Hi,I am a newbie and have not purchased my home yet. I pay about $3000 in rent in south Bay. I need suggestion on whether to buy a condo for less than 700k or to buy an SFH as First Home(South Bay, Fremont)I believe t...
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Anyone with experience have advice about dealing with the lead situation? I'm considering a rowhome in baltimore city that was built long before 1978, and it is not registered with the maryland lead program. I will be...
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I Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the RAD Diversified scandal that is currently unfolding. As of April 1, 2024, RAD Diversified (a REIT), has officially put a freeze on withdrawing any and all ...
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Hi everyone!My name is Kris Toribio. A little background information on me - I'm currently living in Skokie, IL. I'm a full-time graduate student at DePaul University pursuing my doctorate degree as a Certified Regist...
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Need some guidance from some seasoned VA loan users.I am house hacking a 4BR SFR right now that I used my VA loan to get. I have about 260K left on my VA loan limit for a one unit. Since I've met the primary residence...
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We are looking for a conventional loan for a $1.2 million condo we put under contract in MN. It has four units. Ideally we would like a conventional loan with a down payment of 5%. There is no HOA in place and we are ...
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Hello All,I have always had a real estate passion and now I feel like I am finally in a position to move forward and start my real estate journey. I have spend the past 6 months educating myself through reading as man...
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Interested to get the BP community's responses to the question below...If you had access to a $500,000 line of credit at a 5% interest rate, what would you do with it?
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Hi all,I am hoping to start my real estate investment journey and can't decide between either co-buying my first real estate property in LA vs buying an out of state investment property. For the first option I would c...