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Hello everybody!So my family and I are selling our family business, and we are looking into investing in real estate in Illinois. We are going to be doing a 1031 exchange, and we will have just around $600,000 to inve...
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I have recently opened a Home Equity Line of Credit and wanted to hear people's opinions on using a HELOC to purchase an investment property. Interest rate is low and if I can find a property that cash flows more than...
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Hey Folks, looking into using a second home mortgage for financing. Does anyone have recommendations for a lender they’ve used to do this in the Durham area?Additionally, curious as to how that works if the house purc...
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I’m planning on doing some Black Friday shopping for some tools/gear to use for doing some rehab work. Likely just light cosmetic, fix ups, bath and kitchen remodel, landscaping. What do you guys suggest as must have,...
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Hello BiggerPockets,My former Chicago landlord just mailed my security deposit back without interest. I know it'd be only about $1 but it seems he should know the procedure for this sort of thing and should not be tak...
I will be going through my first city inspection in a couple weeks, what I should be prepared for? The city where I own the home doesn't have a check list or sheet to give me before the inspection. So I am just wond...
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Hello, I am hoping someone can help provide some feedback/advice on my current situation. My husband and I own a multi-family home, that we bought about 2 years ago (so we are new to being landlords). We live on the ...
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What are the minimum standards you set for tenants applying for your rental properties? Obviously following fare housing laws. For my area it is a lower income area. Not the best part of town.
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I was curious if anyone else is trying to add additional clauses to their lease agreements to give themselves a way to evict a tenant other than for non-payment of rent during this ridiculous eviction moratorium. I w...
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Why does my lender claim they can only loan 4 mortgages? Where does the 10 mortgage limit come from? And are there LTV restrictions (75%LTV?)...