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I was shooting the shit with someone the other day who told me you never want to buy anything with your own money. What does this mean? Has anyone heard this expression before referencing real estate investing?Thank you
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Every time I list a place, there are inevitably moms, sisters, etc., who are contacting me 'because [son/sibling/parent etc] is busy' (or sometimes away). I find this a little odd and kind of off-putting. Like you're ...
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Long story short my mother has worked as a hair dresser for 36 yrs and its time to retire. Social security is a joke but we have one card to play. Based in NY her primary residence of 40 years has appreciated exponent...
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Loan Depot is by far the most incompetent lender I have ever dealt with. I started a refinance on Sept 9, 2019 with an appraisal that had been completed on July 2, 2019. The staff said we could use the appraisal bec...
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I am a 20-year-old student studying real estate and pursuing a career in commercial real estate. I'm looking to invest in my first deal in the next 6-9 months and should have no issue raising capital through my networ...
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I am preparing some documents that I would be able to provide to a hard money lender when approaching them. Definitely looking for properties that need work. I plan on using a contractor, but don't have somebody I use...
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In the current market/environment...when making an offer on an SFR investment prop...do you, or would you ask the seller for CC credits...or would that essentially kill your offer...
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So I put one of my rental properties under contract to sell today. I calculated these numbers last night...and actually when we put it under contract, we had a last minute bump in price by $10k that pushed the IRR up ...
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I have 4 single family homes free and clear that I would like to refinance under 1 loan. Has anyone done this or know of a lender that can help me out?I have heard the term blanket loan and portfolio loan used for thi...
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To start from the beginning, I am a veteran, and spoke to
another veteran about buying a condo (this had nothing to do with REI). He stated that if I was to buy a condo
with the VA loan to make sure I was ALSO buyi...