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Hiya!I'm a buy & hold investor in Annapolis, MD. Just gave up W-2 income this year to become a 1099, and I'm trying to apply leverage on real estate I already own: my primary residence. (It will take another year ...
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I live in Phx,Az , where should i apply for a mortgage loan first at my local bank (wells fargo) or use a broker, a lot of people here tell me to start with my bank as they have all my info, if i get pre approved anyw...
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Hi all,
I am here looking for help to figure out the best strategy to own a STR property.
I am very new to investing and in fact haven’t actually invested in anything but the home I currently live in.
I am looki...
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Hello,
I’m currently building my education in real estate and have a growing interest in long term buy and hold rental properties. I wanted to know if it’s possible to take advantage of using multiple 3.5% down FHA L...
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In a case where you hire a GC to do a fairly good sized rehab on a house, and something is purported to be wrong according to the end buyer (a construction defect lawsuit), do we as investors have any liability if ...
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Hi everyone,
I’m about to renew the lease with my tenant, who has requested a change to allow subleasing. Our current lease, based on a template, prohibits subletting, so I’m not fully aware of the pros and cons of t...
Hello everyone, I currently sail the great lakes, and make a very good living doing so, and have been advancing my career rather rapidly and have nothing to complain about in that regard. I have become good friends wi...
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Hello BP!I have a dilemma on which direction to begin first. My mother-in-law wants to help my husband and I on our first real estate investment purchase. She is offering to refinance one of her homes that is complete...
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So I have recently listed my rental unit on various sites. I have been using RentRedi as a way to do all the screening and applications. I have been getting a lot of interest and inquiries pretty quickly into my renta...
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Upon my reasearch I came to the conclusion that a seller thats using seller financing can only do 3 a year according to Dodd-frank rule. If this is correct is it also rules limiting the number a buyer can buy using se...