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Hi Everyone,
I need your help. I am planning on a 2 family with a FHA loan. I plan to live in one of the units. I have the 3.5% of the purchase price. I was informed by my mortgage consultant that I would need to ha...
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Hey BP. I'm looking to get my next investment property next year . My strategy is house hacking /buy and hold. I recently got my gf into the idea of investing and she agrees on finding a 4plex or 3unit . The only issu...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Pinckney.
Purchase price: $85,000
Cash invested: $40,000
Sale price: $215,000
Contributors:
Alexis Gross
Comp...
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For primary homes, one can do HELOC or cash out refi.
For an investment home, what is the best way to take out a second mortgage, while a first mortgage is still in place?
Are there speciality investors, or are ther...
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The power has been going out on 2nd/3rd floor. I've hired electricians, they don't know whats happening, were just trying different things so it's been taking over a month to fix.
The power goes out at 5 or 6 am whe...
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New people ask all the time, "What now? and "How do I Do This . . ."and they Say, “I have Analysis Paralysis" and "I’m Just Getting into Real Estate" and "How Do I get Started"...
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I'm just now getting into learning about real estate. I am completely debt free, house is worth about 165k. Do not have alot of free cash to use. Would like to hear some suggestions on how to get started. Should I sav...
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Curious if people have any experience adding solar power (or even house geothermal systems) to properties and what you did to justify the expenses. Generally I feel like it would raise interest and could justify highe...
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I'm going to look at my first property. It's an informal meeting with an acquaintance who has a large commercial building with multiple long term tenants. My focus is to find out gross rents, asking price, and major ...
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hi all,My name is Carol. Just like all of you, I love real estate. My first investment property (buy and hold) is in Jersey City, NJ which I bought 10 years ago. I'm trying to expand my portfolio and learn other ways ...