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I became permanently, totally disabled from 26 years of Federal service in January of 2007. Remained current for approximately 1.5 years, middle of 2008. Bank of America/Countrywide told me I had to be 3 months behind...
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Currently in the process of getting financing. Going to be a owner occupancy conventional, so only need 5%, I’m on board!Lender tells me they can’t use rental income because I don’t have 2 years rental history...Now m...
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Hi all,**Let me first preface this by saying that the beginning part of this is going to sound like I'm just an inexperienced renter, but please read on, I promise it's a very unusual situation and a problem to which ...
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I am looking to purchase my first long-term rental property. There is so much content about BRRRR, rehabbing and flipping but not to much on the pros and cons of turn-key properties especially for rental properties. D...
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Hello BP, my tenants in California would like to get a small hypoallergenic dog. I love dogs and see no issue with this but would like to know how to proceed in terms of the month to month lease they are on and if it ...
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Hey everyone, I am looking into real estate investing and curious to know, how you all financed your first deal? I am thinking of starting by flipping, but I do not have quite enough money to afford a 20% down loan. I...
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Help please!I am trying to do a cash out refi on an investment property I own in Dallas, TX. However, I just spoke with someone from Quicken Loans in Texas who said it was impossible/against the law because you can't ...
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In my estate planning I, like many, am looking at the "due on sale" clause (if) within the 2 mortgages for my rentals.I've yet to find these terms or similar definition within the mortgage documents and am still rerea...
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I see lots of ads for Cogo Capital for private lending. Has anyone had any experience with this company?
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I remember reading this article when longtime pillar of the BP community, Brandon Hall wrote it a few years ago. I'll let the article speak for itself, but if I were to distill it down to a sentence: When it comes to ...