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Hey all!I'm looking into getting into a first but and hold deal. Super excited to get involved! Prior to putting in offers on places, what are some recommended steps to take to make sure the deal and buy and hold ex...
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I’m a realtor in Vero Beach FL and have been absorbing as much information as possible about STR investing. A friend of mine has a business plan to open a medical wellness center but is stumped on the sourcing the cap...
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What's a typical max DTI ratio when buying a primary residence? I have heard you can go up to about 50% DTI for just the housing payment if you have no other debt but I've also heard the front end ratio is much lower ...
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Hi all!I've only joined this forum recently and wanted to introduce myself. I'm completely new to REI. I focused my 20s on building a certain number of service businesses and haven't looked at any other opportunities ...
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Hi,I have been looking but it appears its not possible to get an interest only long term loan in the states?. Is this truly the case even with say a 40% down payment?. Or is it even possible to buy outright and then t...
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I'm planning to liquidate my rentals and my personal residence - move to AZ. I'm looking for creative options/agent support for my personal residence as it does not align well with the comps of my area. Thanks
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So I'm in the process of looking for my first flip and plan on using a HML for the financing...question I have is when my agent is asking if I'm using financing or cash, what do I tell them? Would the HML be considere...
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I am fairly new to investing I own one rental and am looking to get my next one. I already have a property in mind that is currently leased to 3 tenants ( it is a tri plex.) I only have $15000 saved for closing and do...
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I've always thought seller financing was a good option in place of traditional bank loans but I'm not really seeing a benefit after looking into it. Most sellers want a balloon payment after 3-5 years. That's pretty f...
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I was hoping to see if anyone had some advice regarding financing on a first time rental property. As an entrepreneur, my tax return for 2015 hasn't been strong enough to pre-approve me for a mortgage. I'm thinking th...