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I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?
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I am not sure what to make of this real estate market in 2019. The prices are out of control for lousy multi families. These properties don’t cash flow unless you buy with 50% deposit. With 30% down, you’re just break...
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There must be a lot of trading going on in the secondary mortgage markets, because so many of our loans have changed hands recently and it has been super annoying. For example one of them has switched several times ju...
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I was considering to accept a tenant from section 8 program. But inspector failed my unit with many un-professional reasons. And they force me to fix the problems without sending me the report, and accept this tenant....
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Following @Steve K.'s recent post on rising rents in his greater area, I took a look at what's going on in my small, urban target area. I'm looking at a clear 25% rise in newly posted rental properties per-square-foot...
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Good Morning fellow BPers.. I hope everyone is doing well. I have some questions on whether to sign up for a forbearance or deferral program with our mortgage on our home and 2 STR's.. We have 2 STR's that have be...
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Hello BP!
I am a first-time out of state turnkey investor currently in talks over this South-side Chicago 2 flat in the Hyde Park township (60637 zip code).
Could anyone who actively invests in the are ...
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Hello all,
So I'm looking for some advice here. My house was sold as a short sale, we closed on 11/4/09 and there was a first (Washington Mutual, now Chase) and second (Citimortgage) lienholder involved. I recently...
Is there a difference between the two?
If the loan terms were the same, would you be more likely to work with a private lender or a hard money lender?
Hard money lenders use private money, so to my mind they are the...
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Hey everyone! My name is Ashley and I am a first time home buyer. I am looking to purchase a duplex or triplex. But they told me no! I refuse to hear that as an answer! I was Approved for an 800k loan at 3.5%. I have ...