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Todd R. Improving credit score for purchasing properties
24 November 2017 | 11 replies

Is there anyone on here that is a credit specialist??  I have always heard the having credit cards open for long periods of time shows you have good length of credit. So, I dont want to pay off all credit cards becaus...

Rachel Hezel Advice on paying down personal debts
30 May 2024 | 11 replies

Hi, newbie here. One of the things I’m uncertain about is whether or not I should pay off personal debts before making investments. For example, in about 1 year both my car loan and student loan will be paid off. Woul...

Perry Apawu Payoff debt first or Investing ???
9 December 2013 | 26 replies

Hey everyone, over the last two years or so I have been trying my hand at wholesailing with no real success, now I was at one point in time one of those newbies who was gullible enough to believe that you don't need a...

Noah Ogle I’m 17 and have no credit score, what do I do?
20 September 2023 | 9 replies

I’m 17 years and looking to buy my first investment property but I have no credit score. I’m still learning a lot but if I choose to purchase a property, is there a way to do that in my situation? Someone that’s exper...

Account Closed What credit sources do use?
16 January 2018 | 6 replies

What credit sources do you find most useful? Which do you find most problematic?Big box credit, regular credit cards, "project" loans from banks, ULOCs, etc. I am looking at ways to supplement private money and the ca...

Justin F Leberto Should I sell a VA rental to pay off debt and reinvest ?
15 June 2017 | 2 replies

Hello BP I am looking for advice on wether or not to sell a property. I have three condos, live in one and renting the other two, the two being rented are both VA loans with 3.25% interest rate. The one I am consideri...

Roberto Santana Jump right in or pay off Debt
30 May 2017 | 26 replies

Good day BP,So I searched the forum and found a lot of good subjects with advice but it wasn't really geared to my situation. If I missed it I would really appreciate someone pointing me in the right direction. Future...

Kari Karanikos Recent Grad wanting financial freedom: Pay off debt or House Hack first?
24 August 2023 | 16 replies

Hi everyone, I'm Kari, I'm 24 and I graduated college last year. I had a bit of a career pivot my first-year post-grad but just started my first $60K marketing job this month. I've known since about half-way through c...

Sergey Pshenichkin How would lenders calculate my DTI?
16 June 2020 | 2 replies

Hello BP folks! I’m currently house hacking my 2 bed/2 bath condo. Unfortunately I’ve currently got a lot of CC debt from a business that didn’t work out, so I’m working on repaying that to rebuild my credit. My plan ...

Tara Montgomery Finance Renovation for Airbnb
1 March 2023 | 8 replies

Hi, I own a few properties that I am turning into airbnb rentals. What is the best way to finance the renovations ? I don't want to refi the mortgage because I like the terms I currently have I just need to redo the f...