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Hello all,I recently purchased a duplex and a sfr and have some remodeling work to do on both of them. I have done work in Fort Worth in the past, but am in the process of working in Dallas. My contractor does not wan...
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Is there? If the loan is say 30% of the value of the property? I intend to live in it. I'm in California.
If you are looking for a quicker answer to your loan request, take the time needed to put together a complete submission to the lender, including all of the information the lender has asked for. Avoid "piece mailing"....
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Great morning and afternoon to some, I was hoping to get some guidance on this situation. I was looking for my first investment property to be a two flat and I was considering to go the FHA route for that. My question...
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I have a property that I acquired via a 7 year interest only balloon payment deal. I believe I can not do a contract for deed because of the way I acquired the property. I have limited equity. I think that I can do a ...
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Hi, Is there a way to see "cash purchases" in a certain area if you don't have MLS access? If its no way around that are there any local agents who would be willing to help me out? I just need comps and an idea of w...
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I keep getting this error message when ever I try to send PM to anyone. "Body is too short (minimum is 13 characters)" I am not copying and pasting the text. My message is much longer than 13 characters. Any...
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I found that stat to be interesting and was wondering if it is a result of investors digging up the deals with their marketing efforts. I also find it interesting that Yard signs is the #1 method of FSBOs getting a h...
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I'm having some difficulty finding the first steps in obtaining a property so this seems like the logical first step.As the subject says, I'm looking for an experienced real estate agent in the Northern Virginia(mostl...
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Hello everyone,I would like to remove this mantle and re-tile the floor and fireplace surround in a lighter colored tile and then replace the mantle. Question is, can the mantle be removed without damage? I'm unsure h...