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Evan O'Brien 10% Down Payment Vacation Home Loan
29 October 2025 | 7 replies
Have you checked @Upen Patel as he has some products that could meet your criteria
Jason Wray DSCR - "Do Not Report to Peronal Credit"
25 October 2025 | 3 replies
I often see posts from Investors claiming they cannot obtain financing with the property titled to an LLC, but in actuality, they merely misunderstood they cannot get approval without a personal guarantee which requires credit check and review of personal financials.  
Placeholder Placeholder Hard money loan
25 October 2025 | 6 replies
Quote from @Placeholder Placeholder: I would check some other HMLs out, there are plenty of them out there big to small..
Dee Dee Huey New Conservator for Mother who owns a Rental
31 October 2025 | 4 replies
Schedule a brief walkthrough or maintenance check under the pretext of “routine inspection.”
Tyler Lingle Reminder - End of Year is Coming - Consider a Cost Segregation Study on your property
27 October 2025 | 3 replies
Double check you are getting the full amount.
Hannah Balkenbush Young Real Estate Agent
4 November 2025 | 6 replies
Specifically, they spent a couple of hours each day door knocking, calling expireds, calling FSBOs, and calling buyer lead lists provided by lenders.The other thing they both did that contributed to their success was joining a team.Lastly, I'd recommend checking out the book hyper local hyper fast agent by Dan Lesniak.All the best!
Victor Valencia Could This Actually Work Right Now? Using a No-Income Refi to Get Started in Real Est
9 November 2025 | 5 replies
I’m trying to figure out how realistic this idea is before I start talking to lenders — hoping some of you who’ve been through this can help me sanity-check it.Here’s my current situation:The PropertyLocated in California’s Central ValleyBought a few years ago from my dad for $30K (clear title)Current estimated value: around $293,500 (Zillow)Rents: $1,000 (front) + $800 (back) = $1,800/moNo mortgage, completely paid off ✅It’s been a basic rental that covers itself and stays occupied.Now that it’s appreciated quite a bit, I’m wondering if I can use it to fund my next step in real estate.What I’ve Gathered So FarI was laid off a while ago, so I don’t have W-2 income anymore — but I do have savings in the bank and this property free and clear.While researching options, I came across DSCR or “no-income verification” loans, where the lender qualifies the loan based mostly on the property’s rent and value instead of personal income.If I pulled out around $200K (roughly 70% of what the home’s worth), the monthly payment for principal and interest might fall in the $1,400–$1,500 range.Once I add property taxes and insurance, the total monthly cost would probably be close to $1,700.Since the property currently rents for about $1,800 a month total, it would basically break even or maybe make a small positive.That seems to qualify under the DSCR rules I’ve read about, but I’m not sure if that’s too thin to be worth the risk — especially with rates where they are right now.If this type of loan actually works the way I think it does, it could free up roughly $200K in cash that I could use as down payments or rehab funds to buy additional rentals.I just don’t know if that’s a smart move, or if I’m misunderstanding how flexible these loans really are.What I’m Trying to Figure OutDoes this make sense in today’s market, or would you hold the equity and wait for rates to drop?
Jodi Taylor Chicago Real Estate Discord?
28 October 2025 | 17 replies
Check it out :) Maybe we can make something out of it.https://discord.gg/4W9u8man@Jake Brady @Dewayne Reid @Jonathan Klemm @Evan Alexakos @Richard Molu
Melinda Eilts Where do you find your best note deals?
23 October 2025 | 2 replies
I’d definitely like to check that out  how can I join the group?
Alessondra Gernan First-Time Investor Considering Out-of-State Real Estate — Advice Needed
11 November 2025 | 38 replies
Check out this chart: FICO Score Pct of Population Default Probability 800 or more 13.00% 1.00% 750-799 27.00% 1.00% 700-749 18.00% 4.40% 650-699 15.00% 8.90% 600-649 12.00% 15.80% 550-599 8.00% 22.50% 500-549 5.00% 28.40% Less than 499 2.00% 41.00% Source: Fair Isaac CompanyMake sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.Metro Detroit has 132 cities, the City of Detroit 183 Neighborhoods, which we’re analyzing and classifying.