My name is jean and I want to buy a home in ATL for me and my family to live in. My FICOS score is 629. I’m also self employed, I need to know where do I start? And is a FHA loan a better lender for me to start with?
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CRE bridge loans are tailored to owners and investors who require speed, creativity and certainty of execution.Here are a few scenarios where a bridge loan would be a great solution:1. Time-Sensitive Closings2. Discou...
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Good afternoon bigger pockets!I currently have a SFR with an FHA loan. What are the steps I need to make to turn make it eligible for a 1031 exchange? Do I have to refinance? Get more equity? Solid credit score?I trie...
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Hi All, Anyone have experience investing in this zip code? Looking into a buy and hold, SFH in that area, wanted to see if any one has any experience with the area and if so any general thoughts. Thanks!Patrick
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Hi, Patrick here, just joined to learn a little bit about multifamily investing. Looking for a multifamily property here in Arlington, TX or somewhere in the DFW metro. I own a house in Arlington, but its too big for ...
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what does that term " hard money " mean?
Nightowl :oops:
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I am 19 years old I live in Virginia. I just recently stumbled upon Bigger Pockets podcasts and Robert Kiyosaki books which completely changed my mindset and sparked my interest in real estate. Any information about h...
I had some financial difficulties in 2019 and defaulted on 3 payments. I was offered forbearance for 6 months in 2020. My financial situation improved in 2020 and have been making regular payments since 10/20. A few...
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My only experience with real estate is purchasing my first home with FHA in 2020 with the amazing 2.25% and a lot of reading books and blogs to get an idea. My husband and I are self-employed, we provide executive tra...
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I have credit card debt that I'm desperately trying to pay off. I have a full and part time job but, it still feels like I can't catch up. I was debating about giving a certain credit repair company (I would name it b...