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Considering that 92% of the United States land mass is USDA-eligible. More people should be taking advantage of the USDA program.USDA > Is a Rural development loan program that offers a 0% down payment and low rate...
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I often get asked the question “If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be?” While there are certain lessons that I feel like it was important to learn along the way to truly make me a successful, re...
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So a typical deal is going to involve various contractors doing work over a few weeks or a month.
Contractor Management 101 is to have a qualified, trusted individual walk the property something close to daily. Payo...
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Sharing with this forum - today's featured article I wrote for BiggerPockets all about DSCR Loans:In recent years, a fairly new loan product: Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loans, has become enormously popular wit...
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Hi everyone,I just started looking into my first property to invest in (SFR or MFR). I am setting up the cash flow and appreciation expected for the first 5 years after purchase. I had a question about annual property...
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Hello BP Community,
I am trying to build my knowledge when it comes to real estate investing. I was hoping you guys can share some good books that'll help obtain the essentials and/or foundation for real esta...
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How do I go about this?My wife and I closed on this business effective Oct 1 and it's been a whirlwind experience, from quitting my dayjob to the realization we are moving, to owing over $1m in debt etc etc. I was co...
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Looking for ideas, not specific investments but general ideas, on sheltering income from tax by investing in real estate. I will be earning some significant sums of income over the next two years. Unfortunately none...
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Does anyone use a tool of some sort to plan out a cash flow tree with rentals? Sometimes known as a cash flow snowball. It's easy to draw out but it's not easy when you want to change your numbers since one thing ef...
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Hey all - wanted to see if anyone out there has used a DSCR loan for an STR. I have a few STR's all under conventional loans in my personal name (title is in LLC though), which is effecting my DTI/shows up on my credi...