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I am ramping up the real estate investing and I was considering the idea of taking out a personal loan to do the rehabs on my properties then refi after. My wife and I are good at negotiating owner financing on a ball...
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Can someone help me out with interest tracing rules in my situation.....I've read a few things and Im just confused. Here is an example. Lets say I have 200,000 in my personal bank. This money I specifically alloca...
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Hi, Have a meeting with my lawyer shortly but hoping to get some advice on the forum in the short-term. My wife and I transferred our properties to an LLC we started back in January. We are 50/50 owners of the LLC, th...
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Hello everyone,What are the collective thoughts on having a line of credit instead of actual cash reserves?I know it sounds ludicrous! Cash reserves are what get you through those times when all the Capex comes down o...
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So I tend to be really conservative and don't purchase another property until the last one I bought is paid off. This is a bit easier to do since my area has really cheap housing. However, I'm starting to think mayb...
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Hello all, I have one rental property under my belt and coming up close on closing on my second property which is a duplex. I’m thinking about providing a cleaning service and lawn care service with no choice, to ensu...
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I'm looking for anyone who has any personal insight on a similar situation to this one. Submitted an offer on a house (investment property) and written in my offer I included that the offer would be taking the house a...
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Hi everyone, my wife and I want to do our first investment in Real Estate. We were told that there are First-Time Homebuyers grants right now that give you about 30k to purchase but you must live in that house for at ...
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Dealing with hardmoney lenders
Where to draw the line
Assuming the following expenses in a Real Estate Retail Transaction from end to end
Buying a property expenses
Purchase price
+ Acquisition Expenses (Purchasing...
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Hey there everyone,I’m trying to get into real estate investing but I’m having a hard time with financing. I contacted a lender from a large bank and she told me that since I have never owned a property no lender woul...