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Hello I have been working very hard to save up a good amount now at this time for the coming year I plan on buying a duoplex (FHA) and becoming a contractor for basement window egress, but I need help with expectation...
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Happy Friday everyone!
This is for all those who real estate detectives that may have some advice for me on how to reach the owner of an abandoned property.
Here's the situation:
I found a run down house in a nic...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $32,000
Cash invested: $21,000
2b 2b single family home in the same neighborhood I grew up in.
What made ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $80,000
Cash invested: $38,000
Sale price: $250,000
Hoarder House! Off market property, we bought directly fro...
I want to take a mortgage out after closing with cash, for some partial amount of the houses' worth.I saw there is something called 'cash recapture mortgage' or 'delayed financing'.What are my options here? Is there a...
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Hello,
I'm considering purchasing a house at a Sheriff's sale. Unfortunately, the mortgage is no covered by the Sheriff's sale. Through a title search, I found there is still a mortage from 2001 that started with a b...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $34,000
Cash invested: $5,000
Closed Sept 21 2022 rehabbed about 15k. We will Cashout refi in April hopeful for ARV...
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So group. General question. When purchasing a property that needs a complete overhaul (i.e. new kitchen, floors, Bathrooms, windows, etc), how much should you allocate to the monthly maintenance and capex figures?...
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Hello,While driving for dollars I ran into a house with a boarded up window, looked online and it is owned by a land trust, with an out of state owner. Is this worth pursuing?
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Buying a house using a VA loan. I made it clear to my agent, listing agent, and my banker I wanted to be present. my understanding is that the Inspector/appraiser are the same person for VA loans.Inspector/appraiser...