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Hey everyone! I'm excited about buying my first home as I pursue a duplex here in Houston to launch my real estate journey. I've listened to many of Dave Myer's webinars now that walk through Finding Deals, Analyzing ...
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I'm looking to buy a house soon. I have the down payment and all. However, I'm 24 with a credit score of 731. I'm afraid I won't qualify for a conventional loan on my own because I don't have that long of a credit his...
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I recently heard about VantageScoring and did some research. Thought I'd share what I found here with all of you.
What's Your VantageScore?
Since the 1970’s credit bureaus have used FICO scoring as the main model...
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Hi, I’m hoping a Lender or anyone with this knowledge can chime in. My wife and I are looking to buy a (2-4) small multi family unit property here in the Portland, Or metro area. This would be an owner occupied proper...
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What are your minimum requirements set for an applicant to pass when screening possible tenants? Such as credit score, verifiable income compared to rent amount, clean background, etc. Thanks,Luke Jackson
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I own 2 properties in Oakland and both mortgages are paid off. I'm looking to rehab both homes (need extensive work, no quote yet) to increase their ARV and sell. As an owner of an LLC, would it be in my best inter...
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Hi there,I'm new to this forum. My husband and I just bought and started renting out our second property (besides our home) and I'd like to buy one more property this year. But the thing is that although we own all ou...
I’m 19 years old, I still live with my parents where I fortunate enough to pay no rent. I don’t have any student debt, I have a good paying job where I make 18.55 an hour. As of now, I put 20% of my paycheck into a R...
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Hi everyone 👋🏻
I have been working on my personal finances lately, and I have consolidated some credit card debt within the past couple months. I still have two credit cards pending that’s scheduled to be paid off at...
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Okay so I am a newbie looking for his first investment.Some background.. I live in Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh Valley) and graduated from Lehigh University last spring. I have a job with the electric company (a fortune 500 ...