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Account Closed Judicial Foreclosure Question
14 May 2013 | 8 replies

I'm in a nonjudicial state so forgive me if my questions don't make sense.

Is this correct: In judicial states, the lender files the complaint and lis pendens. And then, assuming all goes well for the lender, they ...

Jon Lafferty Closed on first deal
9 April 2014 | 14 replies

I'll mix a starting out and success story in one post. I met the bigger pockets challenge and negotiated my way into my first buy and hold investment. Today was my closing. The property needed some plumbing and ele...

Wendell De Guzman Why Paying OFF A Mortgage Is NOT Necessarily Smart
22 November 2014 | 6 replies

For those of you fans of leverage or using the bank's money...here's a provocative blog post: Why It's Not Necessarily Smart to Pay off Your Investment MortgageWhat do you think @Brandon Turner , @Ben Leybovich and ot...

John Wargo Q’s on 203k Programs
28 December 2023 | 5 replies

Is there a set amount of time for the work to be completed, or is every lender/program different? Can any contractor (licensed & insured; vetted by HUD consultant) be used? Thanks! 

Bill Briscoe Negotiating with Chase
22 June 2013 | 6 replies

So I'm trying to buy a foreclosure. It needs flooring, paint, siding repair, roof, some drywall repair, etc. I've put all the assumptions into a model and came to a max offer price of $84K.

However, I wasn't tota...

Account Closed Movement Mortgage Homestyle Refinance Loan
27 September 2017 | 8 replies

Hey BP,Someone referred me to Movement Mortgage. I'm looking for a homestyle refinance loan for a flip. The representative seemed caring and competent. There facebook reviews were awful. They had more bad reviews than...

20 May, 2024
Fundamentals of Funding: How to Find the Right Lender for Your Next Rental

Financing rental properties is a common roadblock that prevents many rookies from investing in real estate, but finding a great lender doesn’t have to be difficult! We’ve got some timely tips, tricks, and tools that w...

James Kim Loan fees higher after four conventional loans?
15 February 2024 | 12 replies

Hello,I've heard the 10 mortgage cap on conventional loans but today I was told by a friend that after 4 conventional loans under your name the fees or cost of conventional loans increases. Is that true?When I questio...

Trenton Cottrell Can a 203k loan be used to convert a single family into a duplex?
6 April 2020 | 1 reply

I know 203k can't be used for whatever you want. Usually 203k loan is to make necessary improvements to the property. I see a deal, where it used to be an over/under duplex then it was converted to a single family hou...

Phillip Cailey 30%?
28 July 2013 | 1 reply

Went to my loan officer yesterday, to see about my first REI loan. I was in shock when she said their new policy was 30% down. I finally talked her down to 25%, but she was sincere about this 30 percent and I thought...