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I am considering a "strategic default" of my condo property in California. I bought it as my primary residence in 2004, but have rented it out for the past two years. I am more than $100K underwater, and do not qualif...
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Here is something interesting. Perhaps, relying on the credit reports may not be a great tool after all. time.com/4288093/john-oliver-credit-reports-last-week-tonight/?xid=time_socialflow_facebookJohn Oliver makes a ...
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I have spent the last 6 months analyzing properties. I have recently come across a property that makes sense from a cash flow point of view. We are having inspections done in two days. My questi...
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Hello all, quick theoretical question; If I own my primary home free and clear and were to take out a maximum heloc on it, without using said heloc, how would that impact my ability to get a mortgage too? So again, th...
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*The economy gained 431K jobs in March, close to the 475K that had been expected. The Unemployment Rate fell from 3.8% to 3.6%, the lowest level since early 2020.*Incomes are rising, which is always good for real esta...
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Any advice on renting to a tenant with medical debt and liens. The tenant failed to meet my 650 credit score limit and has 3 liens totaling about 50k on the background check.
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I'm considering investing with Grocapitus for the first time in their value add syndication in Chattanooga TN (https://grocapitus.com/funds/mtr/investor-kit/). I read through a long thread from several years ago abou...
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I currently own my first investment property with aspersions to purchase my second, possibly within 4-6 months. Is it wise to refi now (for home improvements to existing property & available funds for next purchas...
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Hello,Go to Google and enter the above title for information about how the famous FICO score is calculated. It is a story in today's 8/8/14 Wall Street Journal but is subscriber-only yet somehow, through Google, one ...
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Hi everyone, I have a question. Could anyone help? I'm a senior in college getting ready to graduate in the next year, but I was hoping to buy my first property before that in the Toledo, Ohio, area and looking to hou...