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Hello,
I’m sure this has been discussed before but I have not found the information. I was wondering how long you must hold a w-2 job before you can be approved for an FHA loan?
A little back story. I am graduating...
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I am looking to get into real estate investing. I have seen a lot of videos and read a few books that explain a lot of aspects to real estate investing. The one area I cannot find a lot of good information on is aroun...
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Hey Everyone, I currently have a duplex which I owner occupy half, I've had it for about a year and it covers the payment and about $50 extra. I have a SFH that I bought with a 401k loan so technically there is no lie...
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I am trying to find the best way to make background checks from my PC on potential renters. I see several companies that offer such services online and don't know one from the other (i.e. Intelius, CriminalWatchdog a...
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I was going to post a rental on Zillow group (Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads) but it seems like they display a public record of previous rental listings (including date and pricing) for every property, which I really don't l...
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We recently held an open house for one of our SFH rentals and received 4 applications within hours of each other. We had great first impressions of all 4 sets of applicants. As I wait for my third party to complete th...
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Hi everyone. I have a question that I was hoping the BP community could help with regarding fair housing. If I have two applications that potential tenants have submitted to lease a space, and the only difference is...
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My friend and I are looking to purchase a duplex to “house hack” (live on one side, rent out the other) in Columbus, Ohio, and would like to utilize FHA’s 3.5% down first time homebuyers loan.My friend has a job as an...
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Hey Everyone,My partner and I are working on our tenant screening guidelines for the property management portion of our business, renting properties in generally C+ and above neighborhoods. Some things we have include...
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Hi there.I came across a few rental applocations where one spouse has >700 credit, and the other has low credit (610) or is in consumer proposal. Would you rent to such applicants?What is the lowest credit score yo...