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I have a question concerning taking out a home equity loan or a HELOC while in the mortgage process. Would either of those affect our approval? Which one would have the least negative impact when it comes to the appro...
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Hello Everyone,My wife and I are just getting started with our Rental property journey. Our offer on our first rental property was just accepted and we are closing on the property in a few weeks. The house is a turn-k...
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Hello,Soon to be new landlord! Currently have a property in mind and the numbers check out. My question I am now down to is which software would be best/easier to use :123Landlord or Erentpayment. If anyone uses eithe...
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My name is Craig Stansbury and I live in Papillion, Nebraska. I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Directly after high school I enlisted in the Marine Corps with a job in IT. I married my high school sweet har...
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Ok so I think I pretty much understand how to use my credit. For best results use only 10% of the credit limit every month and pay it off in full once I get my statement. I also have a credit building loan for 1k fro...
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Hey all!I'm just learning/starting my journey into this world and very quickly I came across the "house hack" concept. However, it seems like the success stories I've seen so far (and maybe I'm not digging deep enough...
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Hi! I currently have two properties (and mortgages) - a duplex that must remain "owner occupy". 30 year fixed. Then I have a condo which is also a 30 year fixed. I am ready for my next property though - most likely a ...
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I currently self manage my properties. I just have four. I am planning leave town for a couple of months this winter, has anybody had any experience with just giving tenants deposit slips and allowing them to deposit ...
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We have a lender saying we cant use cash as a down payment for a house, and that we would have to distribute the money to family/friends bank accounts then get them to wire the funds to the the lender. I'm not an expe...
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I have been using wunderlist and quickbooks to do all of my property management and feel like I need to upgrade to a property management software? I was wondering what you guys use and something that does not break th...