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I've had this question on my mind for quite awhile and need to put it out there. I'm currently a full-time mortgage loan officer at a local bank here in Ames, Iowa. I gained my degree through the University of Norther...
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So I recently read an article about using a retirement account to buy real estate. I was wondering if any one had any advice/experience/insight. Greatly appreciated.
seriously now.. i thought i was being mutually discreet by NOT requiring the SS# directly on the application, nor even charging an application fee, for my own properties (as opposed to properties i PM for).but one of ...
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I am a newbie interested in buying a two-family home to "buy and hold" and use as a rental property. I live in North Jersey and would want to stay in that general area. But this is a very tough area to make it work, r...
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I received a precautionary PPP loan for my small business and it seems like it's causing me issues when trying to complete a cash-out refinance on one of my homes. It happened about as last minute as possible - I had ...
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In my due diligence period this is my current list -inspector/contractor walk property-get lease terms -Get Schedule E form -Check Public records -Any Liens ? Anything else I should be checking up on or asking for? I ...
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Hello BP Folks,
I am new to the forum and need some advice at this juncture. I am computer engineer by profession and started the real estate investment around 2 years back and purchased 8 rental properties m...
My roommate (44M) and I (25M) want to move out of our apartment and into a house. We are both employed in high-income jobs and are well kept and put together people. Good tenants.However, I have heard landlords are wa...
Would you rent to a prospective tenant who has a history of late payments? From the landlord reference, I discovered that he made 3 late payments in the past year. Each late payment was collected within 1-3 days (af...
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If my spouse doesn't want to be involved or have the business, and I form an LLC, will I have to be considered multi member because I am married? or can I form it as a single member?
Please advise.
Dana