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28 March 2024 | 37 replies
Your best bet to finding off-market properties is to do what wholesalers do, and annoy the hell out anyone with a decrepit property or needs money now like a FSBO.
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28 March 2024 | 13 replies
What's your risk tolerance, I bet tax lien is having way higher risk than mortgage note.
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28 March 2024 | 22 replies
In this case since your family is the seller and knows there are no title issues, it's a pretty safe bet you wouldn't need that policy.In regards to lein position, you should have a promissory note secured by a deed of trust that gets recorded ahead of any other encumbrances and that's what keeps you in 1st position.
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30 March 2024 | 45 replies
However, your best bet is to pick a medium-sized population city within those states with a lot of population growth.
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28 March 2024 | 13 replies
If you have a lender that can do 80% LTC regardless of the ARV, this will be the best bet.
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28 March 2024 | 10 replies
I suspect they are flying under the radar of their regulatory agency for now but with the shenanigans you describe, i bet it won't be for long.
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26 March 2024 | 4 replies
A good real estate attorney is going to be your best bet there!
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26 March 2024 | 28 replies
I would bet that more than 75% did not buy a property in 2023
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27 March 2024 | 17 replies
I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.
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26 March 2024 | 4 replies
Your best bet would be someone you know.