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When dealing with financing institutions, you’ll find that prior to approving a loan, they carefully vet your investment plan to assess the risk involved with financing it. To do so, there are several industry-standar...
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I have a rental advertised as available Feb 1st. I'm getting calls from prospective tenants who say they're looking now for a rental with lease beginning in April or May. While I appreciate their willingness to plan a...
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Hello BP community! My name is Mark. I am 31 years old. I'm a firefighter in Northern Virginia. I am single with no kids. My base income is ~$95k per year. With overtime, I grossed $139.5k in 2024. I am currently rent...
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1. i am trying to buy a house and was wondering do i have to pay the buyer agent or does the buyer agent take money from the bank (this is a short sale)
2. does the seller agent get paid from the bank?
3. the listin...
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Hi all!I've been working with a turnkey provider to purchase my first few rental properties. I have 3 under contract right now, and two of them are wrapping up the closing process towards the end of next week it looks...
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Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...
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New to real estate and am considering starting with a live-in flip. Several properties I have found have driveways that need to be redone. I am curious if anyone has experience in this area with regards to the best ma...
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i am leaving in Brooklyn ny and as every know Brooklyn is very pricey when it comes to real estate so i start my self looking in to other markets and i find some great place witch is Newark NJas i am looking in some d...
Hope this is not a silly question, but can you pull equity out of a home that has a mortgage? I was told by a real estate agent that you cannot. If I purchase a property with a loan but I'm paying a mortgage, can I pu...
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Any Multi-family unit investors in the anchorage market? I'm a newbie investor looking to buy my first property to owner occupy one unit. I plan to leverage my VA loan for the purchase which means the property has t...