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Hi everyone! I am newer to the real estate market (4 doors) and live in Utah. I hate the winter here, and absolutely love the florida keys, specifically Marathon. I am looking to use my VA home loan this year, and wou...
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So this whole time I have been under the impression that you can get conventional mortgages on rental properties without occupying them yourself, I already own two houses but they were paid for in cash so this will be...
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Hey everyone,
I'm currently house hacking and I just found out that one of my tenants went to jail last month (and will be away for a long long time...)When can I legally throw away his stuff? I have his last month's...
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I'm wanting to learn how to purchase properties and flip them. I need something that will be better for me and my family I'm tired of the 9 to 5 and I just think it's time for something different. I feel that real a ...
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I have 2 questions but will post 2 threads.. first question.. how many mortgages will banks give to 1 person? I read somewhere that 10 was the magic number and then you have to move over to a lender who does portfolio...
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I hear it all the time. "You really need to use smaller banks because they can provide portfolio loans they keep in house and can be more creative". I think that is probably true for the most part, but for an investor...
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I've heard it can be difficult to find traditional financing to refi out of HML in Baltimore City. This is because of the low prices and sketchy streets. Is that just for single family homes? I'm looking in to some 3-...
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I am planning to buy a single family home in California. It is special because it has a vacation license in that city. However, I want to buy it with a residential loan and not a commercial loan (better rates and term...
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When doing rental property calculators and writing a budget for monthly expenses there is the 50% rule that says expenses should be half of the monthly income, but is that true in all cases? Utilities can vary widely ...
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I saw this posted on our local news channel, but realized it was actually from CNN Money, so apologies if this was posted elsewhere. The possibility of more home foreclosures coming on the market as a result of the s...