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17 July 2024 | 6 replies
How would you go about doing their background check?
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22 July 2024 | 38 replies
Sunghee Section can be great if done correctly.We recommend screening Section 8 tenants just live regular tenants and doing all the background checks.Many, but not all, S8 tenants have entitlement mentalities and in additional to being hard on properties, (causing lots of damages) they expect you to do everything for them!
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20 July 2024 | 8 replies
But when I was an agent, learning some basic Python and VBA (Excel) really helped me save time in the process of collecting and analyzing real estate data.I've been working with technology for the last 25 years; sometimes you don't need sexy, you just need a tool that works.It's a sin that, we technologist, fall for often: searching for sexy instead of "this old thing just works" :) Agreed, though in my experience, a lot of real estate professionals are far from the most technical people, so having clean and intuitive software UI is very key... but then again the MLS exists and that to my knowledge still doesn't have a back button... lol
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27 July 2024 | 108 replies
@David Charles Edwards Due to the regulations around these investment products, I am limited on how much information I can share on a public forum without knowing your accreditation status, financial background, investment goals and risk tolerance.
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20 July 2024 | 8 replies
@Edward Kim ah, so technically it has to be your "Primary Home"...so for those of us that serve, while we are stationed at a military base we still have our "home state" that is on our drivers license, etc.
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20 July 2024 | 5 replies
DSCR lenders will still look at your personal credit, reserves, background, and experience.
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19 July 2024 | 2 replies
So technically my out of pocket was the original $10k.How did you add value to the deal?
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19 July 2024 | 36 replies
It's the kind where you're sitting behind the pedals instead of above them - I'm sure there's a technical term for them.Anyway, I started studying and/or reading while riding and actually find myself going for an hour or more at a time and not even realizing it.
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19 July 2024 | 5 replies
So... with that as a background... if you want to fight the "just value" of your property - you have to show how they have messed all that up - you can't just complain "My taxes are too high!"
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19 July 2024 | 4 replies
When you sell a property "subject to" the existing mortgage, technically, this clause could be triggered because ownership is transferring to a new entity or individual.