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Hello BP Private Lenders,
Over the last 3 years I've been Lending my family's personal funds to Borrowers for their Flips and Buy/Hold projects. However, there have been opportunities where I haven't had all the fund...
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What's the minimum credit score that I should allow? I live in a good area, 5 minute walk to a few restaurants and train into Boston.
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I'm curious what the experiences other investors have had when it comes to banks verifying owner occupancy. I have a friend who said that they never checked but I'm curious if anyone has had any experience (good and ...
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I heard on a BP podcast that there was bank in Alaska (lending locally) who lends on appraised value of a property, rather than the purchase price. Do these type of banks really exist? Where they will cover 100% of co...
Perhaps a savvy finance expert can help me figure this out. My wife and I have an fha loan on a house we bought two years ago today. We want to rent it out and buy another as a primary residence. We can't get a second...
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My wife and I are under contract to purchase a property (single family home on tax record) that has a guest house. Both the guest house and the main house are currently rented out by the current owner.
Being a young ...
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Can someone elaborate on the process of an FHA loan? Like an example on how you would use it. I know its a 3.5% loan. But is it a 3.5% loan of the final price of a property your buying?
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I own a few properties and have mortgages to go with them. I just acquired a new property (investment) and I'm shopping the loan.
Can anyone suggest any resources/guides/techniques they use when loan shopping?
In ...
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I think I am stuck and can't start my real estate investing with my original plan. My original plan was to buy at least a duplex and live in one unit and rent out the other, but the lender I am currently talking to sa...
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Hello BP,Thanks in advance for the advice. This has likely been discussed many times however I am sure this changes from time to time. I have 2.8 acres of vacant land. I would like to do a cash-out refi on the propert...