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Hello Everyone,
I was at a local real estate investor group meeting last night, and I was told something that I could not believe at first. I was told that amortizations are never good, especially for 30-year mortgag...
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A while back, my wife and I decided to rehab one of our long-term rentals in central Austin and convert it to a short-term vacation rental. After months and months of work, our first vacation rental property is now up...
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I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...
Hi everyone! I am so thrilled I found this forum because my husband and I can't decide if we should take the risk with a potentially really great investment out of state. Some more info:
This pro...
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I think its a good idea to compile a "rule of thumb" list for investment purchases. For example, the .02% rule, or you max purchase % based on ARV. This would be a great resource for me and other investors, new or sea...
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My husband and I locked in a rate of 4.25% on a 30 year loan with a mortgage company. We paid the $495 fee and the senior loan guy told us this was an easy loan to do because of my husbands excellent credit score, his...
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Hello BP nation - I've got a development project in SF that I'd like to share some details on. I'd like to just get this project out of my own head for a bit and try to solicit some different opinions on exit strategy...
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What's a fair commission compensation on a new construction broker co-op fee? Assume that the agent is a broker and no other fees are required for the sale to complete. I'm interested in seeing opinions on actual do...
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The question always seems to come up among landlords, "Should I take a tenant to court for (fill in the blank) or because they left owing me $ for (fill in the blank)?" Generally, I say it depends on the amount, how ...
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Hello and thanks for your help
i am looking at 2 due plex in Georgia they are selling for 59K for both not each 59K total i am going to put down 8K owner if holding the loan at 8.5% for 8 years i have called a prope...