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Greetings everyone
Please help me understand mortgages , what's the purpose of a mortgage company /bank if they still need to get permission from underwriters .
Terea
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I am replacing the front door on my beach home turning the property into an STR AirBnB rental. I want to install a durable electronic lock that can handle the environment and doesn't have battery issues. Can anyone ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! I just received my real estate license in Massachusetts and plan on attaining my New Hampshire license soon, since I live right on the boarder of MA and NH. I was wanting to get some ad...
I good friend and I have discussed flipping houses before but never created an LLC or invested. He has attended some auctions and saw some interesting properties. We have finally come to a point where we are ready to...
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Hi folks,Thought I'd share an experience I just had...especially for newer wholesalers out there trying to get started. I found a FSBO on Craigslist that turned out to be a wholesaler. Reached out to him about the p...
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Hi everyone. Name's Brandon. I'm 30 years old, have $79,000 in investments + $7000 in liquid cash, and want to build up a passive income that pays for a mortgage on a qualitative ($250,000) home, lets me drive a car I...
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Hi BP fam!My name is Justice and I live in the Pittsburgh area. My W-2 is traffic engineering, but I am super hype to get into real estate on the side as I pursue financial freedom! I plan to start house hacking withi...
Do you pro-actively save for major projects (new roof, new HVAC, new water heater, etc)? Or, do you sort of wing it and hope for the best, knowing that you'll probably have enough cash on hand to cover something li...
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I'm new to the hard money lending business and have just done a few deals with a good friend. I know enough to be VERY dangerous, hence my outreach to my much more experienced peers.
A local builder in my area is loo...
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I am thinking over 2 choices. Would like input, insight or opinions. I have a bay area SFH value ~$410K, bought 1 year ago for $385K with 20% down and put about $30K repairs into it. Has good terms, 30year loan with...