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Just starting out. Using equity. Should I use a Loan or Line of Credit? Should I use a Mortgage Company or Credit Union? In the Houston Market, should I fix and flip or house hack a duplex?
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Hi BP,Happy new year everyone!I used to use Royal Savings bank in Chicago as they were great to work with and did 80% LTV on 5+ unit apartment deals. I did several deals with them near the UIC/Pilsen area. However the...
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I'm finding it challenging to find deal with enough of a spread from price to arv, given repairs... when using hard money. I'm at a point where I'd love to start looking at private money but don't know where t...
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I have a house that I'm closing on and plan to rent it out. If I pay cash, I want to (ideally) get all my cash back out with a refinance once we have rent coming in. Does anyone know a of a bank or lender that has m...
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I am looking to make make my next move an investment in occupation-based short term rentals. I would like to get some insight on the pros & cons of housing for traveling nurses vs crashpads for airline pilots vs c...
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Hi BP Community,I'm looking at buying a house that I would like to use as a rental. On the upside, the price is right for it to cash flow nicely, and it's only 5 minutes from where I live. On the downside, it's 100 ye...
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Got a question for the commercial RE BPers in here. I've got a potential opportunity to evaluate an off market deal to purchase a commercial retail property that has a restaurant tenant (focus on regional/national cr...
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So I have someone willing to give me private money to fund real estate deals. What is the best way to handle the money? Do they give me the money to put into my account and let it season for a few months? Or do they p...
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I was wondering if anybody on here has ever used a hard money lender to finance a texas tax deed sale? Will they even consider it seeing is how there is no actual deed untill the redemption period? I've seen a couple ...
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My current tenant has asked to search for a roommate. I have no problem with this, but I am curious how to handle the addition of another tenant. Should I have them do the same application process and ensure all quali...