Sam Brasseale
HE Loan to buy new primary residence
I’m looking at buying a new house. I currently own a 3/2 with approx 185k in equity and 115k left on the loan. My plan is to take out a home equity loan for the down payment of 20% on a 520k house. Current mortgage is...
Dustin DuFault
Handling Tenant Caused AC Damage / Cleaning
Good Evening BP!I wanted to get some other folks' opinions on handling an issue I had this week with a tenant clogging their air handler with debris and the associated repair expenses.This was a new tenant in Septembe...
Diana Tran
Advice On Negotiating Repairs With Seller
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST HOME PURCHASE. THE SELLER HAS A REPAIR COUNTEROFFER.I'm not sure how to proceed, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
About the house: It's in Tampa, a duplex. Unit A is about 100 years old ...
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Need CPA who understands Rentals and Investors (Chicago, IL)
I've bounced around CPA's the first couple years and looking to know if there is CPA you have worked with that understands our business and provided you with solid advice as well as helped to minimize the taxes you pa...
Trent M.
Found a private lender. Now what?
I have found a family member that's willing to give me a loan for a rental property. This is the first time for both of us.How do I make this a legit deal? Do we need to contact a lawyer? Do people use generic documen...
Eric Lindquist
Resi/Commercial Mixed Use & 203k Mortgage in CT
Hi all,I'm going to try to keep this fairly straightforward, and can provide details as needed, but I have a tendency to ramble. Please bare with me and I thank anyone who can provide me any insights.My wife and I are...
Austin Jones
Family member financing down payment. Appropriate return?
I'm looking into buying a student rental property. I have a family member offering to front me the $25,000 down payment. I have the money in savings, but also have a young family and this feels like a good opportuni...
Samantha Serenes
HOA on neighbor's side. HOA demands I remove trees &replace fence
Last month I posted this related issue in the below link and got a lot of helpful answers. I'm back again because I got a threatening email from the HOA as described below. Can you please let me know your thoughts on ...
Dan Strandberg
New Investor from Saskatchewan Canada
Hello everyone,My name is Dan, and I'm new to not only BiggerPockets, but to investing as a whole. I've been doing a ton of research on raw land investing and have decided that it is the route that I'm going to take ...
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VA Loan occupancy requirements
Is anybody familiar with the occupancy requirements associated with VA loans? From my research I've gathered that it has to be a "primary residence" and you must occupy within 60 days of closing (up to 12 months under...