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Hey guys,As a beginning investor with no design background, how should I go about picking finishes and optimal layouts for a house? Do you all use an interior designer, or your own creativity?I don't want to be the in...
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I am about to buy a home from an investor in Jacksonville. I was buying with cash.It's a newer home and I am confident of the build quality, as I am an hvac contractor and have built homes by hand before. I have also ...
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Hello,My name is Jacob Karcher, and I'm a 21 year old college student at the University of Houston (UH) studying Marketing. I've always been very interested in REI and RE in general but my RE background is fairly limi...
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well due to the whole financial crisis and government takeover of one of our biggest mortgage lenders all the mortgage companies made their lending policies extremely strict and realistically now a buyer needs to have...
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I have long considered renting out to Section 8 for the consistent rent checks. Has anyone here done it and what has been your experience with it in the SA area?
One of my main questions is determining rent. How do...
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Looking to find someone who has been successful with using 15 year mortgages and sacrificing cash flow those 15 years for free and clear monthly payments after the 15 years are up. Maybe owning in the 5-10 house range...
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Ok. Example timeI buy first house to house hack with traditional mortgage. Cool.I buy 2nd house with hard money and refinance with a bank. My problem is when I would go to get it refinanced, my dti would be rediculous...
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Just curious, I've been focusing my search on a couple of true vacation markets where STRs are the norm. There are some legislatively friendly cities and states in relation to STRs. I was curious whether anyone on her...
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Enterprise.
Purchase price: $1
Cash invested: $1
House Hack, renting out 2/3 of the bedrooms to live for free. Purchased with th...
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Hey everyone,
I am renting out a SFH in a suburban area. The house is situated about 40 ft from the main road. It’s a double lane road and is usually only busy when people are going to and from work.
They have a ...