I am in a situation where I am able to live in a house rent/mortgage free thanks to a family member. My question is, should I give up this opportunity in order to take advantage of a First Time Home Buyers loan to lat...
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I am new to bigger pocket, and just start reading rental property article this year, since we need to decide whether or not we should sell our rental property(our last primary house).
Here is the story: we purchased ...
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Driving for dollars advice sought.This is a situation I have come across a few times now. Property owner has a dilapidated multi-family property. They live in the small 'cottage' or 'guest house' whilst the main house...
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Hi,Just wanted to introduce myself. My family and I live in San Antonio, TX and are looking to really start building our real estate portfolio via house hacking a small multi-unit here. We're looking forward to meetin...
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I already own this home in a trendy Westside suburb of Cleveland. I owe about $127,000 on a 20 year fixed mortgage with a low mortgage rate (3.75%). It is a duplex with 2 beds and a bath in each unit. In order to get...
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Hi everybody - looking for some advice. I have an opportunity to buy my father's house from the trust. Here are the numbers Appraisal: "as is" - $1 millionIt will cost me $650k to get in: buy out family and pay off ex...
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I haven't gotten a exact answer so far, but was told that I need to have a paper trail of 2 months time, showing that I have saved in my bank account ( 6 months worth of house payments ) So, since I have 1 and half ...
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Hi there BiggerPockets community,I currently reside in Los Angeles, CA. I'm interested in purchasing my 1st house out of state as a long term investment and would rent it out. My budget is $400,000 and can put 20% dow...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,210,000
Cash invested: $336,000
This is my first multifamily house, it's definitely more work than a sing...
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So, here's the story. I am a new investor, been studying for awhile, but been doing some globetrotting and haven't been settled in one place long enough to feel comfortable with my knowledge of the local market in ord...