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Hi everyone! I'm a newbie here buying my first condo property here in West Town Chicago, and am wondering if anyone has bought property with or has thoughts on an interest-only loan that is fixed rate for x amount of...
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I bought my first home in August 2020 and took out a loan of $450,000 with a 2.5% interest rate over a fixed 30-year period. Not surprisingly, most of my monthly payments are going towards interest with the 30-year fi...
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I bought my first home in August 2020 and took out a loan of $450,000 with a 2.5% interest rate over a fixed 30-year period. Not surprisingly, most of my monthly payments are going towards interest with the 30-year fi...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) fix & flip investment in Bronx.
Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $40,000
Sale price: $425,000
I purchased this property from an Absentee...
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These rates are super loan. Now is the time to buy or refi. One time I got a 15% mortgage fixed for 30 years and have had many mortgages around 9-12% range. These rates are so low, that there is little room for the...