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Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate for all of 2019 pretty much, reading books, listening to podcasts, watching videos, etc. I recently had the opportunity to send my first contract but a part of me was stil...
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Hi,So I'm trying to make my first move into real estate investing. I'm going to be pursuing multi unit rental properties that I will "hack" by living in them for the first year. I'm having issues with how to start. He...
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So I applied for a FHA 203(k) loan and was pre approved for $325K I only wanted $250k. So after giving the lender all my documents upon first visit I waited a couple days for a rejection or pre approval. Great I was p...
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Good evening everyone.Im new to the real estate investing world & would like some input on a particular matter..Im looking @ a multifamily property that has an assumable loan but says it requires a $10k non refun...
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I was thinking about whether I would prefer to do a higher down payment on my first purchase so that my monthly mortgage payment is lower, or to do a lower down payment so I can save for a second home in another year ...
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Hello, We just had a potential tenant apply and she meets all of our minimum tenant standards except she has one account which appeared to be a revolving credit that a collection agency purchased and the status is "se...
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In researching a move to Denver, I was surprised to hear that the City rejected a bid to host the 1976 Winter Olympics. I would imagine RE investors would have been outraged by this at the time, but would there rea...
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So I am placing an offer on a Short Sale and I feel like its just too lengthy. Below is the letter of intent, I have tried to make it personal and cover all of the details. Should I split this up into multiple documen...
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I have been doing a lot of research on investing (primarily into buy and hold rentals) and the one thing that seems the most unclear is the ability to scale up property acquisitions with obtaining more financing/mortg...
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I am currently analyzing an opportunity that will likely require that I make a purchase in cash to expedite the sale and beat out the competition. I will need $400K. I will use this to bridge a gap between the purchas...