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1 February 2025 | 4 replies
No General Solicitation or AdvertisingUnder Rule 506(b), you CANNOT publicly advertise your investment deal.
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10 February 2025 | 9 replies
I'm now realizing that in the state of South Carolina, the tax rate jumps 2% for rental properties to help fund public schools, a $600/mo cost that I didn't account for when using the calculators in the earlier stages.
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4 February 2025 | 10 replies
For properties in Central Ohio, you can access records through the Franklin County Recorder's Office, which provides a public records search tool to help you look up property details, including any liens.
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7 February 2025 | 22 replies
I found out pretty quick my skills from years of running LTR didn't translate to STR and had to learn a whole new set of skills (some of which I already had from a career working with the public).
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
It's up to you if you're client will take these consolidated articles at face value or if they need an in-depth analysis then you'll have to go with subscriptions.Another recommendation I got is to follow authors from the main news publication sites that publish real estate market trends.
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17 February 2025 | 3 replies
At that time, there were public records showing missed payments and multiple distressed properties, not to mention the overall struggles of the student housing market.Even the underlying investment showed major red flags in the PPM which she never disclosed or mentioned to me.
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3 February 2025 | 2 replies
I have seen services like Likely.ai, PropertyRadar, PropStream etc.I'm also open to coding via Python based on publicly available APIs.
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7 February 2025 | 2 replies
You might consider: Consulting a Real Estate Attorney – Your emails may possibly prove misrepresentation.Requesting Public Records – A FOIA request might reveal why the city denied you but later approved the duplex.Escalating to City Officials – Bringing this to local officials could expose inconsistencies.Exploring Tax Write-Offs – A CPA might help offset your financial loss, if it is possible.I’d definitely seek legal advice.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
On public websites, I see some options to acquire a duplex in central Los Angeles under $550K which would require at least another $50K of work if I do not outsource most of the labor.
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8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Do you mean the bank information from which I am taking loan will be public?