Looking to start investing in real estate in the next year or so. Goal is to buy and hold SFH and/or vacation rentals. I'm wondering if my credit history will make this a non-starter. Due to bad decisions and a div...
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Hey guys! I'm currently a teacher from Texas looking to buy a rental property and try to make enough money on the side to eventually buy more property to rent out, what would be the best way to get started on this? I'...
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In reading The Richest Man in Babylon (a must read if you haven't already), it drives home the point that ever dollar is a worker and should be put to work with a specific job. Markets change, and as market factors ch...
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How are you looking to supplement your income to buy income producing rental properties? 💰🏡Are you a dedicated DoorDash driver after your 9-5? Did you just get your Real Estate License and are filling up your weekends...
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Hi everyone,I am trying to schedule my monthly mortgage payment to a bi-weekly schedule but the lender does not accept this schedule option. I wonder if anything out there run into the same thing and how do they over...
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So can you please help me understand private money for long term buy and hold rentals? I know this is pretty general question but are there a few traditional ways this commonly work? Does the lender usually l...
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We just saw a property that interets us. However, the seller is being stubburn and not leaving much room for negotiation. The complex nets around 130 ... but he claims he just turn down an offer of 1.9M. That means he...
New to investing - what’s a good rule of thumb to budget as a cushion for normal home maintenance and repairs (IE: roof replacement, HVAC replacement, etc) for an older home versus a newer home?
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Can any lenders who do conventional lending tell me how wide a snapshot you’d take of my debt obligations when calculating DTI? Like, does the short-term debt service I have now really hamper my borrowing capability f...
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I am new to real property investing. My experience has been with platforms like Fundrise that does the work for you with their own portfolio. I make 16k a year with a roommate that makes 9k a year, for a total annual ...