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I have heard the topic of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on bp podcasts. What are these two things?
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Hi All!
I am very close to closing on a short sale and just ran into a huge brick wall with the mortgage. They said they wont approve it now unless the foundation and roof are fixed first.
I am trying to figure out ...
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I never really understand this logic. Hard money lenders give you a loan at eye popping interest rate. They all seem to have the same policy. "We’ll loan you blah blah blah percentage of the LTV, plus 90-100% of rehab...
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Wife and I are looking at several multi-family investment props in our area. Would the better option be to leverage the equity in our current home for the dp or use cash on hand?
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Hi, how do you all recommend using a HELOC loan to invest in more rental properties? I currently am at 11 rentals but would like to grow to 15 if not more but how can I use the HELOC and not have to save 20% down for...
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My name is Ian Lamb. I am 30 years old, live in Glen Burnie Maryland, and would like to retire early through real estate investing. I have been a Paintless Dent Removal technician for over 8 years and have had great s...
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Wondering how you handle consumable supplies that you don't cover yourself. I'll be covering soap (dish, laundry, hand, dishwasher), toilet paper, paper towels, kitchen/small garbage bags coffee filters, scouring pads...
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I Ill have 6 houses by the end of this summer which range from triplexes to quads. Overall ill have roughly 20 units. Im curious how people in my situation save for expenses. I used to save per house and just keep it ...
My plan is to use my roth for the down payment on a conventional loan, then replenish the roth loan with unseasoned cash well after closing (from investors or bitcoin liquidation). Will the lender have any issues wit...
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Our city has changed to owner-only utility services (water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste removal) billing where all accounts are being converted from tenant to owner and will now be billed to the property owner....