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31 December 2024 | 418 replies
This is exactly why I believe that most people interested in actively participating in real estate (as opposed to just buying shares in REITs) biggest failure is that they want to skip the 12 - 36 months necessary to learn and experience real estate principles, real estate finance, and real estate law.
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21 November 2024 | 12 replies
That said, I'm not completely opposed to sharing ownership if it were mutually beneficial.
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19 November 2024 | 9 replies
No transfer tax should be involved (see Garn/StGermain) as opposed to an LLC transfer.
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20 November 2024 | 13 replies
Hi Valerie,Theres a few options you could go about, there are a few investors who can blanket the loans but this is going to be more along the likes of hard money, so increased costs.I don't think the seller would be opposed to amending the contract and allowing you to close separately (assuming the SFR is a applicable value).
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1 December 2024 | 134 replies
The nice thing about buying from HUD as opposed to in auction is you do get some idea as the condition of the property.
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16 November 2024 | 21 replies
It's not enough that your company serves the real estate industry, your actual duties should be directly related to real estate, as opposed to the typical executive responsibilities. 2.
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21 November 2024 | 39 replies
I'm hoping investors allocate some of the resources and energy spent hiding in the cloaks of secrecy on being a good real estate operator who avoids claims from arising in the first place as opposed to falsely believing you have greater protection.
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5 December 2024 | 554 replies
I like well thought out and well researched opposing views.
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28 November 2024 | 184 replies
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14 November 2024 | 13 replies
Appreciate all your feedback.The vast, vast majority of properties in Baltimore city, especially city properties cost more to rehab than they are worth, effectively totaling the properties, it’s great that you want to help fix up Baltimore but you’d be better spent working with habitat for humanity or something as opposed to flipping in Baltimore, especially in the cheapest areas.