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Hi All! I apologize for the long post in advance :)Anyways, it's been awhile since I've visited BP but over the past couple of years I've been looking into buying rental properties for passive income (but too "scared"...
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Hello everyone! My question is pretty simple and straight forward. How long do lenders typically honor a Pre-qualification? I plan on using either an FHA or a VA loan when I get home from overseas in about 2 months to...
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So my dad is getting married again. He has a pre-existing property before the marriage, and planning to do a transfer on death (TOD) deed to put the property in my name as the beneficiary. However, would the new marri...
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I have 2 almost identical triplex apartment buildings.Both have 2 very large framed / screened in from porches. Estimate 40’ x 14’ It would be very easy to turn half of each one of them into a 3rd bedroom and still ma...
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View reportThis is a 4 plex needs TLC2 x 2-bedroom units2 x 3-bedroom units
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Can someone explain to me in dept, what a short sale is.
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Many people will say that 1 unit condos in associations are not great deals because of some things like the association fees, limitations to adding to the structure and stagnant values. This is not true for all condo ...
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For those of you considering Oakland and ADU as a house hacking strategy, some notes from some east bay ADU advocates:
"On June 29, 2020 the CED Committee approved 64 amendments to the "Tenant Protection Ordinance" (...
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Hi All, I am under contract to purchase a single family home in Rhode Island that was supposed to serve as my residence. The P&S states that the seller will deliver the property to me free and clear of tenants. I’...
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I know that you can do subject to deals with residential homes and conventional financing, but is it possible to purchase a large apartment building subject to the existing commercial loan or do the lenders typically ...