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I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investing
I want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, de...
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The history of markets tells us that we will always have a crash.
This graph shows total consumer debt in the US since 2003
Housing crashes come from over indebtedness, this graph shows that US consumers have mo...
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Hello CTC,
I have a concern. I recently had a short sale approved in California through B of A and the buyer wants to close asap. I got a letter from B of A stating "BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP...
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Hi everyone!So, I've seen other's post about what to do with their equity but haven't found a strategy that's right for me. I own a 4-unit property in Brooklyn that I bought for $650k and is worth about $1.8M. Excelle...
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Hey BP universe and my fellow syndicators. Excited to hear thoughts both for and against.What happens to apartment cap rates (B/B+/A- Workforce; NOT luxury) when these assets come out of the "Covid-Recession" relativ...
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Hi,I have 5 flip-to-rent properties, and i have a day job as well ... I just refinanced a property and my loan officer said I have a "high debt to income ratio of 48" What does that mean? How do I get this down? I am ...
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Hello Investors,I’m in need of some advice here with this plan I have. My goal is to achieve financial independence in 3 years by investing in apartment buildings. I need to get $5000k cash flow per month to accomplis...
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Freddie Mac’s website explains the Homepossible mortgage as “A responsible, low down payment mortgage option for first-time homebuyers and low- and moderate income borrowers”. What Freddie fails to explain is how gr...
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I wanted to know your thoughts on this. I was thinking of moving close to $200k from an old 401k account into SDIRA. I’m not much familiar with SD custodians. Only one I know is Speciaized trust company. Do they vary...
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I have a property should have been a winner but ended up being an ugly monkey on my back for the last 8 years. It currently loses about $1k/month which is about what the principle payments are (yes, there are 2).I bo...