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I am a first time homebuyer looking to house hack in Chicago and I have an almost 800 credit score, but I don't really have much saved up beyond my emergency fund for a down payment. I have a stable job that pays fair...
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I'm a newbie so bare with me here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.Example:Seller wants $100k cash for property. We agree on a deal and I put down $10K as earnest money. After a thorough inspe...
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Need Advice on Wholesale-"ish" Self Storage Deal.Hi Everyone, This is officially my first post on the forums as I wanted to wait until I had an actual real world Deal to discuss and potentially partner up with you on....
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Albuquerque.
Purchase price: $475,000
Cash invested: $118,000
multi-family buy & hold investment in Albuquerque.
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Good morning,I'm a landlord with 1 property. It's a 4 bdrm and rents for $1950/month. I have been paying $135/month to a property management company and as far as I can tell, all they do is collect the rent, keep th...
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If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
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As a newer investor I'm wondering why I would want to max out my DTI before applying for a DSCR loan? Are there any pros or cons to this? Or why would a lender recommend this? Just for reference, I have a good amount ...
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Hello! I am looking to invest in Multifamily Units with value add potential (12 or less units to start). I live in Santa Monica. I have been reading forums entries on markets and things to look for and am trying to...
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Background: Late 30s, married with two young kids (4 and 2). My husband and I both have solid W2 incomes (both remote). We live in small town Arkansas with a very low cost of living. No plans to move as this is wh...