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Matt Mitchell Newbie from Alameda, CA
5 August 2016 | 3 replies
Field trip fail.
Jon Q. Middle Class: Chips Are Stacked Against You
16 August 2016 | 45 replies
Additionally there are government programs to at least mitigate the effect of temporarily being unemployed, however there are no government programs to help you recoup a failed investment.2. 
Scott Taylor Closing gone wrong...legal proceedings to follow?
15 August 2016 | 21 replies
I hate when agents/sellers fail to disclose stuff like this, such a waste of everyone's time. 
Haim Fleminger Milwaukee Advise
6 November 2016 | 6 replies
I failed to sayi am 59 years old now.  
James Edmister Pay down student loans faster or buy our first property?
16 August 2016 | 35 replies
With the way things are right now, you are almost guaranteed to fail, regardless of whether you go into wholesaling, fix & flips, or buy & hold.From your post, it doesn't seem like you have mastered the art of personal finance.  
Gustavo Munguia Fha on 4 plex
15 August 2016 | 4 replies
Borrower shall also be in default if Borrower, during the loan application process, gave materially false or inaccurate information or statements to Lender (or failed to provide Lender with any material information) in connection with the loan evidenced by the Note, including, but not limited to, representations concerning Borrower's occupancy of the Property as a principal residence."
Harman N. Starting my REI adventure with a duplex in San Francisco Bay Area
18 August 2016 | 36 replies
Please remember that people, including investors, often make decisions or fail to make decisions based on fear and the unknown.  
Evan Bell Moving in the right direction
14 August 2016 | 4 replies
I don't mean to go against the grain of those who are selling that idea - all I can say is that it did not work for me.So.......... back to taking seminars, buying cassette tapes and books - I wanted to learn everything I could about investing in real estate ---- so--I had to get money, working capital, and I needed to go on the cheap - A friend told me about cheap properties you could buy in Baltimore - houses for only $2-3,000 and many of them could be found at public auctions.After borrowing some money and getting some credit cards and a new job - one in sales - I was ready - ready to invest in cheap- junk properties in the City.And wouldn't you know it - I got lucky at my first auction and purchased a cheap house that was boarded up - Because of all those expensive seminars I enrolled in I WAS READY - prepared with my pry-bar, flash light, level, marble and probe - I decided to go to this building that was being auctioned the next day - I sort of removed some plywood and crawled through a window to take a look -Boy was I surprised - this place looked great - I later found out that the estate boarded it to keep squatters out.The next day - I was ready with my deposit and waiting for the auctioneer to start his melodious hypnotic chant - 5 bidders appeared but did not bid because they could not get it - I was the only bidder and got the house real cheap.Today as an auctioneer, investor and developer of commercial properties - if someone would ask my opinion on how to get started I would suggest ---Continue to study but learn how to cut through the BSGet a credit line Learn 20 creative financing techniques - no money down systems (that is none of your own money)Hang with a few successful investors and pick - pick - pick their brain*** Look at 50 houses in the area you intend to invest (not expensive, blue collar, mixed rental and home owner neighborhoods)When you are finished looking at 50 properties - you will be armed with knowledge that most agents and other investors don't have - knowledge of values -Keep a journal, put listings in it, write down everything the agent or owner says, keep a record of the cost per square foot - this will help determine values -Have agents send you expired listings - go knock on the door or send a letter to ask if they are still accepting offers on the property - Remember an expired listed is a property that failed to sell - the seller should still be motivated to sell. 
Courtney Downtain Potential SFH turnkey property. I need help evaluating!
17 August 2016 | 17 replies
Brian Lacey that's why I'm asking for advice :) I won't go into a deal knowing it's going to fail, but at the end of the day if it's close, I will take the risk to get my head in the game.
Account Closed Barrack Says U.S. Real Estate Market Is Getting ‘Bubblicious’
15 August 2016 | 6 replies
Tech firms don’t want traditional multiyear leases, and may not be able to honor the ones they do sign if the businesses fail or run out of money.