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Frank S. Am I doing a "Lease to own option" correctly?
22 August 2017 | 6 replies

I have a long tenure tenant in my SFR. We made a verbal agreement a year ago: he gives me 55k down and I sell him the house in one year. The agreed price is 170k minus his 55k down payment. He just got pre-approved by...

M Ness Collecting Rent?
19 January 2013 | 6 replies

I'm purchasing my first property and will (hopefully) be renting it very soon. Is the most common method of collecting rent just having your tenant mail the check, requiring that it be received by the first of the mon...

Josh Christians My situation...need advice! Owner Finance?
24 March 2011 | 3 replies

Alrighty, here is our situation...and I need advise!
I have searched the forums and read MANY threads.

First, we OWN free and clear a home valued at 80k.
Rented it for two years, but now we want to sell the home. We...

Gabriel Zepeda FHA Streamline to reduce mortgage interest rate Scam or real?
6 August 2024 | 1 reply

Hello Everyone,
I bought a home back in January 2024 using my FHA loan and I received a call from Atlantic Capital Funding saying that I could FHA streamline (interest reduction) from my 6.625% to 5.7% and could even...

Giora Sela Will eliminating old escrow help Debt to Income Ratio?
11 April 2018 | 6 replies

I was wondering if I had eliminated escrows on my current mortgages will make any difference when applying for a new loan?If my payment is now officially $150 less a month because I paid insurance and taxes directly, ...

Samuel Hopkins Buying houses with 100% seller financing!
6 June 2020 | 5 replies

Who in here has experience buying houses with little or no money down? What techniques/tactics are you using to negotiate the seller down from asking 20% or 25% to 0% or 5% down?..

Andre Harris I THINK I may have my FIRST deal....help me pull the trigger!!
15 May 2018 | 2 replies

Here’s what I have.
Lady has stopped making payments on her home in Dec. after 5 years of on time payments. Health issues, can no longer afford the home. Has left the home and lives with relative now. Last week a sher...

Ben Kirchner Using credit card to pay mortgage for less interest?
19 September 2016 | 3 replies

I attended a seminar yesterday.  I didn't know much about the company.  I still don't know a lot, but the company was Renatus (myrenatus.com).  The presenter talked about paying off your mortgage with your credit card...

R D Wally Investing with a 401K loan for startup money.
29 November 2016 | 5 replies

Having watched from the sidelines for the past ten years or so, I have finally decided to jump in and buy a few properties.  The only problem is all my money is tied up in a 401k.  I had hoped to borrow 50K to use tow...

Dean Valadez Paying mortgage on a former personal residence turned rental under an LLC
26 June 2024 | 2 replies

Hi! I've read various ways to go about this, but wanted experienced insight. I turned my former personal residence into a rental and have it listed as such, with occupancy coming up within the month. I also have this ...