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I am close to finishing refreshing STR and putting on AirBNB for the first time. This townhome was purchased as primary, then kept after buying another home as primary, so it is held personally, not in LLC. Is there...
FBI continues mortgage fraud national campaign...
Nine defendants were charged by with mail fraud, money laundering, and related offenses in connection with a “cash back to buyer” mortgage fraud scheme that occurred ...
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Hi all, First time posting here! Some good information on this site. I have a question I would like to get everyone’s opinion on. I have a tenant who will be going on 2 years living at my rental. For the first year he...
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Hello, I'm Heaven and I'm new to bigger pockets.
So, my current situation is I own a house and I don't owe anything on it. I was thinking about taking out a HELOC on my house investing it into a home I see potential ...
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Wife and I are planning to begin our real estate investing next year as we want to tackle all of our student loan and car debt before beginning. How can we best utilize this idle time to avoid some of the errors and h...
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As a first time home buyer, I purchased my home in 2009. I wanted to move on, but because there was no equity in my home, I did a 'subject to' on my first home in 2013. The investor said I had to be 'tied' to the m...
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Howdy everyone, I've got a rental property I purchased about 4 years ago in a college town. I used a VA guarantee to secure this duplex. I'm also a Texas RE Broker and represented myself as the buyer. At the end of th...
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I had a lender that could not keep his word of 90% LTV and 100% of the rehab. I had to go back to my old lender who gave 80% and no rehab. This has left me maxing out all my credit to get the house partially rehabbed....
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So part of my "Learn to be an Investor" plan includes seeking out and interviewing local specialists that might be candidates for my future team (as recommended by Rich Dad). Today, I met with a local BP user who is b...
Like nearly every newbie here, I’m interested in getting into real estate and therefore plan for my next house to be useful toward that goal. I’m learning as fast as I can, but there is no substitute for experience of...