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Hello, I'm looking to buy my first multi family property by the end of the year! Does anyone have advice/tips for lending options . I'm a veteran could I use my VA benefits 🤔 or FHA loan recommended?
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Hey BP People! Now at the moment I'm looking on starting and growing my portfolio with Airbnb and whether to do an apartment (with the okay of the owner obviously) or a house. The only problem with the house aspect is...
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Why wait? I want to start house hacking and living a life of financial independence by the summer of 2025. This gives me under a year to start looking for properties and building capital. I would love a few tips to ge...
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Does checking your own Fico score (like on myfico.com) count as an inquiry on your report? I checked it today and I want to check it once more this summer or Fall.
I have 1 unpaid collection that I was unaware of unt...
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What has been the most helpful platform/service in your experience (asking the BP community) for screening potential tenants? I've conducted several formal interviews for my day job in the past so I feel that have a g...
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I went from no credit with 2000$ available credit to a 750 credit score with 100k available credit in 2 years. I started 2 years ago with no credit and having a hard time getting 2 1000$ credit cards from my 2 banks. ...
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Hi, I am trying to see what has worked for other investors and which strategy seems smart. I have lived in my primary home for 10 years and could cash out 40k to buy 2 more rental properties locally. Or should I loo...
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Hello,I'm looking to get into my first investment and have started working with an agent that was recommended by a friend (non-investor.)This agent claims she has helped investors purchase properties here in Las Vegas...
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I am looking at BRRRR properties and a number of properties are right on the edge of working with conservative ARVs. Changing the LTV on the refi from 70% to 75% would tip the scale on a number of these properties. ...
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We just got under contract with a property owned by Zillow. Looking for any info on how the process will go dealing with them. I’m curious about things like how they respond to requests for repairs, credits, extension...