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Hello All,
With regards to the critical step of tenant screening, I am considering using a tenant screening service for new applications. I have 2 apartment buildings (closing next month) in a small town in Ontario, ...
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This is one of those "If I had known better" posts...It all started in 2007-ish, when I was helping a new student to get a cell phone plan. He didn't have any credit to secure a phone line at Verizon, so I stepped in ...
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This is my first post. Just looking for advice. I own 1 rental property, a townhouse I bought at the top of the market 5 years ago and the property has gone down $42000 according to the yearly property assessment. I'...
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See my other post today for more history on this property, but my offer was accepted with 4k credit from seller towards closing and pre-paids. I'm receiving a bank credit for accepting a certain rate. This is an fha...
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Im 21 and don’t have a very long credit history to begin with. I got started with real estate about two years ago. Since then I’ve bought one duplex, I bought my own house and also applied for multiple credit cards (w...
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I'm currently in the process of buying a home using my VA loan. I have little education on credit / credit use but I've been doing countless research since I began mortgage shopping. I could have sworn up and down tha...
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Have a duplex property under contract looking to close. After 25% down, the loan is less than 75k.
Need advise on lenders who are reasonable. I already have 4 loans and finances are in pretty good shape with good cr...
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I've read that a score of at least 620 is desirable, sadly mine is slightly less than that. I also don't have strong income at the moment. So you're probably thinking why am I even posing this question. What I'm hopin...
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Now that we’ve been in this crisis for weeks is there any new thoughts on if mortgage forebearance is actually a good strategy or if the risk of future implications is too risky if you’ll be trying to get loans in fut...
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My questions stem from velocity banking...1. I know there is a tax deduction for writing off the interest on an investment property is it dollar for dollar?2. Let’s say, an investment property has a mortgage and ...