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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!A friend of ours is helping resettle his cousins who are Afghani refugees in the Akron area. When I looked at the cost of housing there, I became very interested to purchase in the a...
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I am looking for lenders in my first House Hack. I want to know what the pros and cons are going to Fannie Mae for my loan vs the Private Lending route.
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House I want:
I’m in Southern California buying a 3B/2ba SFH across the street from me. It has been unoccupied for decades and needs a lot of work. At 1400sq ft I’m budgeting 100-150k for remodeling. It has a huge l...
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I need advice, suggestions, anything. About 3 months ago, we decided to invest in a house (with rental accessory apartment) in an area where 3 of our kids go to college. Our oldest and her husband were wanting to in...
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So, I am at a loss of what my next step should be. I currently own three propertues. One being my personal home, one is the house my wife had bought before I met her (which we now have rented out), and the other is a ...
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My name is Kwasi Okyere. I am 21 yrs old. I am currently a finance student at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. When I am not in school, I call Atlanta, GA home. I have friends who want to work with me in...
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I will apologize first off for not having as much information to provide as I would like but this is a sensitive issue to a family member which I cannot get much information from.I have an aunt who lives in Texas that...
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Hello - I’m new here. I am 50 years old, working full time, have great credit, and a total savings of $20k. I live in Portland Oregon, have done a lot of research on cost of living in other areas, and want to reloca...
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I own a 2 family home that I reside in. I recently talked to a loan officer from a local credit union. I was applying for a personal loan which I didn't get approved for. My credit age is too young and my revolving cr...
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Hi BP Friends,
I'm just starting out and I have a question about where to start. First off, I live in Los Angeles where real estate is not cheap, in fact it's currently outrageous, but it's our home, we have family, ...