First time poster but love the site and get a ton of value from past forum conversations. Moving from Chattanooga back to Atlanta and looking for advice on whether to sell or rent our existing home when we move. We do...
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I responded to a recent blog post from a mortgage broker urging his clients to lock rates in now. This is a common refrain from brokers that don't want clients to wait for rates to possibly decrease. Rates could obv...
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I've been working on my first buy/hold deal and have hit a small bump. It has to do with rehabbing yourself. My bank is stating that I'm not allowed to perform work myself and I have to use a G C. With this being my ...
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Hello Everyone,I am Marine Corps veteran that was stuck in analysis paralysis. I finally was able to get out of the analysis paralysis after 3 years of soaking up as much real estate as possible. We did it, we leased ...
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Hello BP community.I am looking into single family homes in my area to purchase, then rent (investment). The reason being the great schools and very low availability of home rentals in this area. Can folks give me po...
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Owned a condo since 2007, depreciation set in after the housing crash, it took me 8 years to break even on my balance. I now have 6.8 years left as the contractual remaining term. The recovery is extremely slow, if no...
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Hi, I got around 19k seller's credit for a house of 775k. I have 2 offers from lenders:1. from private lender which allows me to buydown interest rate (I can do 1-1 buydown) and rest money will be used towards closing...
Happy Holidays!I am a fairly new homeowner (less than 2 years) and haven't began my investment property journey yet. We are interested in refinancing our VA loan if it is worth it. Current rate is 5.75 and credit scor...
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Hello,
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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