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Zane M. House Hacking without actually living there
18 April 2024 | 7 replies

Hello, I am 20 years old and trying to start with real estate. I want to house-hack a duplex but I am not ready to actually move out of my parent's house because of sick family members. I am looking to achieve a low d...

James Bartlett FHA loan but not actually living there?
6 January 2024 | 22 replies

I’m looking to purchase one of the properties I manage. It’s a four unit apartment building. I own two homes, my primary residence and an investment property. So I don’t actually need to live here and wouldn’t want to...

Adam Rasmussen Owner Occupied 4-plex but Not Actually Living There
9 August 2019 | 9 replies

I am curious if anyone has any experience with this. I am very interested in looking at getting a duplex, triplex, or 4-plex but my situation wouldn't allow me to actually live in one of the units to get the more borr...

Adam Rasmussen Owner Occupied 4-plex but Not Actually Living There
8 August 2019 | 0 replies

I am curious if anyone has any experience with this. I am very interested in looking at getting a duplex, triplex, or 4-plex but my situation wouldn't allow me to actually live in one of the units to get the more borr...

Ben Callahan Do you actually have to live in the house?
4 February 2025 | 6 replies

Hey all. Just curious, could someone purchase, say a triplex, using a FHA loan, rent out two of the three units, retaining the third unit for yourself, but not actually live in it? Is that acceptable from the FHA pers...

Jason Malabute USE BOTH UNITS IN ANALYSIS BUT ACTUALLY LIVING IN ONE
28 February 2017 | 5 replies

I heard Brandon say that when dealing with an owner occupied duplex you should analyze it as if you renting out both units even if you're actually living in one of the units. The idea of thought behind this is that yo...

Leah K. Lease Agreement signed by a Living Trust vs. my actual name?
11 December 2018 | 4 replies

Is a landlord required to be the legal homeowner? If a rental home is held in a Trust, could the landlord sign Lease Agreements under the landlord's actual name? Is there any disadvantages to doing this (e.g. technica...

Alex Pino How long do you ACTUALLY have to live in VA Loan home?
8 August 2022 | 2 replies

Hey, so I have heard everything under the sun with this question. Some say the 12 months no matter what, others say if you have a reason to leave, even as small as disliking you neighbors you can leave in roughly 2 mo...

Joel Bowen Actual Data Actual Example
8 April 2015 | 0 replies

I recently just read J. Scott's "Introduction to Real Estate Investment Deal Analysis"( http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2010/06/30...)and Wow what a great article that is. I learned so much! I am fairly new to...

Eric Caliboso Commercial Leasing - Actual Deal - Actual Experience
25 July 2015 | 1 reply

I'm looking for a book or a website on commercial leasing that discusses actual experiences of property owners and brokers. A book or study that will answer questions like: What are the requirements of big businesses ...