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Me and my girlfriend are looking into getting a condo or a house for ourselves sometime very soon before we start our RE investing endeavors. I spoke with a loan officer at our credit union who referred us to someone...
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The private lending world is rapidly changing, the once readily available private 30 year financing will continue to become harder & harder to obtain. Credit requirements are getting WAY more stringent. Say I hav...
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Okay so I've found a few properties that I want to purchase to start renting them out. After months of looking at properties. I attempted putting in an offer on a property that costs 54K. I have 20% to put down. The r...
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My wife just recently passed the real estate exam. It has been a dream of ours to own rental properties. I am currently a full-term student, majoring in business management. I started a real estate business with the f...
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Hi BP,CO/MA realtor here, Looking to know what down payment is needed for a second home? My husband and I have great credit and great income. Very very low debt. We want to purchase a second home in FL. Are we require...
Hello my name is Scott Purtan. I am in Matts webinar and he suggested that i post. I posted a few days ago in new member introduction but but got no replies. So here goes, i may have made a few bad decisions along t...
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Recently obtained a drive-through commercial building in a growing area of the Poconos. High traffic road that would make a great location for a Starbucks, close to both a college and high school. Was wondering if how...
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Hi, I am a first time homebuyer and would like to buy a primary home for myself. However, I am stock-rich, cash-poor. So I've been looking for ways to get around capital gains tax from my stock portfolio. I did a quic...
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Hello,I recently finished my first solo property. It’s been on the market just over a month and I had one potential buyer who terminated the contract. It’s time for me to use my back up plan of making this property in...
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Does anyone have suggestions for a good local credit union or bank in the Bay Area or East Bay? Looking for one that has low rates for HELOCs. Thanks!