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Has anybody been able to get a 5% interest rate or is that something that just doesn't exist these days?

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Looking to buy a place for CAD 370K. I can pull together the 20% to save the mortgage insurance which will be around 10K (plus the interest on the higher amount). Alternatively, I can put less down pa… more

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Besides costuming a new home, is there any advantage of buying land and building vs buying older homes?

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Dumb question. So, owning your primary home makes a lot of sense financially since you have to pay to live somewhere. Might as well build equity as opposed to throwing down the drain paying rent to someone else.<… more

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What are the lowest rates you have seen for residential rental properties?

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Heloc payments question. Let's say I owe 100k and sometime during the draw period give them 50k at once. Would I have to continue making minimum payments on the remaining 50k balance or would th… more

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My mom was told about Women’s Real Estate Investors Network (WREIN) and I wanted to see if any of you are familiar. She said she signed up for some initial class for $17 and now they are offering some… more

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Is there a list of pre foreclosures on the county clerks office for Travis county in Texas? Can someone share if they have access to it?

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Umbrella insurance... How much?

> Net worth or total assets?

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Does anyone know any private lenders for investment properties? SFH?

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Builder preferred lender is charging $10k for closing cost and $5600 for Escrow. Are these amount reasonable or a lot.
This is my first home so it seems a lot, can anyone confirm please?

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I need some guidance here from all the learned folks.
We are relocating to location B from Location A and are buying a home there. I am currently living in a home and the question is about should it Rent it … more

How do you all view HOAs as a part of your monthly expenses? Granted it’s set (usually) and required but I’m curious for the instances where it includes water/trash/sewer.. how do you factor that into… more

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My husband and I were looking to refinance our house and get some debt paid off with it. Long story short my mother died about 4 years her insurance never paid out and we maxed out everything getting … more

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Do we need the Fed to break the economy to see house prices go down significantly?

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How common is it for flip investors to not pull permits? How many of you have done it?

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First time homebuyer in a neighborhood of unrenovated 50s-60s houses (around $350k). How much cash should I have on-hand for unexpected repairs or capex? Ive heard a general rule of $5-10k, but I’m as… more

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How do you go about doing research for markets outside your state to invest?

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Hi All
I have recently begun hosting my first Airbnb, but I'm wondering how potential guests can find and book my listing. What are effective ways to market my Airbnb to attract bookings?

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If I buy a investment property and rent it out, but I myself live in a rental due to location preferences, my rental income counts as income and it offsets any in interest tax exemption I get due to m… more

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Which one is better appreciation wise in the next 5 years? Brand new cookie cutter houses or 2006 built, a bit larger(400 to 500sqft built up and 2000sqft larger lot compared to new) traditional house… more

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Is Airbnb rental hosting business becoming too saturated? I am interested in buying and renting it out on Airbnb, but I am thinking it’s gotten too competitive…

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Anybody have any contact for lenders that would lend to an LLC for property worth around $60K?

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I'm in the process of looking at and buying my first investment property. Have shortlisted one property. It's one bedroom apartment in downtown LCOL city and has a tenant who has extended lease until end … more

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Best Landlord Insurance? Love Lemonade for renters/homeowners, but they do not offer coverage for landlords yet. Any other modern/digital native insurance companies cover Landlords?

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Anyone rent for themselves but owns rentals? I live in a HCOL city very close to work but a comparable townhome would run for about 1.4M so I just want to rent, but want to invest in LCOL cities I’ve … more

Landlords: do you make prospective tenants apply / pay fee or for background check BEFORE allowing them to tour a rental? We have not in the past but may start, as we think one of our current tenants … more

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Anyone looking for a real estate agent in CA, check out RealAgent.AI. Used them to buy my triplex. They’re ex-big law lawyers. Ni… more

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Given a builder incentive of $20,000 for our new construction, we have the flexibility to allocate it towards either the loan or other purposes.
Option 1 involves utilizing the amount to cover 12 months of Homeow… more

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Have you seen a realtor consistently overprice their home’s asking price only to be sold 10-30k lower? What’s the deal with that and if I offer at their asking price, and I screwing myself over?

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Hello everyone ❤️ I am selling my 1 week stay at Luxury: The Grand Mayan at Vidanta at any of the below locations. Please DM if anyone is interested to get member discount plus additional discount if anyone is traveling before October 2023.

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I live in Texas and I have had real estate on my mind for years now. Is it worth it? Is the time now? Or should I continue with my no end job for now?

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Do I get a pre approval before making an offer on a house if I have a pre qualification? Do I need to do a pre approval with every lender or just once and the lender will take the pre approval letter … more

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Living in NYC and am renting. Planning on buying my first rental property, however not in NY due to the cost etc. what are some good locations in the US to invest in rental property?

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When your tenant’s lease reaches term, do you let it go to month to month or do you execute a new 12 month lease?

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Anyone in commercial real estate using AI in any way? I source land for a multifamily development company and have been wondering how AI might be helpful in sourcing land opportunities via existing da… more

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Will the back to work mandate have any impact on real estate?

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If you're interested in upgrading power from 150amps to 200amps or 200 amps to 300amps ...drop your email I'll massage you and put you through.

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Hi I am trying to move out of my parents house and I have a quick question if anyone can help I applied for a place that is 1,800 a month allows both of my cats 3br 2 bath with a large back yard is th… more

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Hello, everyone! Presently, I am working for a builder who wants to build private and public buildings in Al Anain and Abu D'habi! This is in the Arabian Emirates and we are looking for a special… more

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