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To me, the single most annoying part of real estate investing to me is dealing with mortgage loan originators and banks. This is due to the shear number of rules, black box underwriting via desktop underwriter and lo...
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For purposes of calculating a Debt to Income ratio for a Fannie or Freddie loan, does the premium paid each month on an over funded Life Insurance policy (IUL) count as debt? Or do you only count the portion paid for...
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Hey Everyone,
I'm considering lease options as a future investing strategy and am curious to hear others experience with it. Do the tenants often buy the house at the end of the deal? How long do most lease options g...
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I have a tenant applicant who had chapter 7 discharged and assessed amount paid 6 months ago. His app states it was due to problems when owning his own business. He has a union job for the past two years making well...
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Hey all. I want to get started in real estate and am hoping to get some insights on the approach... I have $50k cash and don't really want to take on debt (or do creative financing). Is this a do-able starting place f...
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There’s a lot of negativity out there concerning the risks (especially to the seller) of subject to deals. To sum up the risks to the seller; the seller remains liable on a note which is secured by real estate they n...
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Hello all!I am currently a sophomore in college going for a double major in accounting and finance. I recently discovered the "real estate realm" and I am incredibly interested and fascinated. My question is there any...
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Hello, I'm attempting to use crowdfunding for a purchase. The property in question is a 4 unit building, 3 apts, 1 commercial, all rented out, outside the Philly metro area, private seller. All systems have been updat...
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So I put a post on craigslist to find some seller financed homes. I got one offer for a mobile home which i was not interested in and another person asking me if i was looking for people to invest in a property with m...
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Hello all,Say I have a house (inherited). I conduct a title search to find a possible lien from B of A for a HELOC. The HELOC hasn't been paid since 2011. It's now 2016 (as you know). I transfer title into my name, th...