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19 August 2014 | 10 replies
To you other point, I have read/heard on BP that even performing notes are discounted to a certain extent so the current offer may not be as attractive as it seems on the surface.
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17 May 2016 | 4 replies
Some things look really bad on the surface but are easy cleanup.
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23 May 2017 | 7 replies
@Derek Luttrell On the surface your situation looks very good. talk with your local mortgage professional and get yourself pre approved.
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23 September 2017 | 3 replies
I know I'm just scratching the surface here.
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9 August 2018 | 19 replies
While on the surface, you can save some money.
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19 January 2008 | 2 replies
Realtor wants to bring husband by look at, as they seem to think based on my description it's surface cracks.
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12 October 2015 | 8 replies
Wait till you get to a judicial foreclosure and your activities surface.
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9 April 2013 | 66 replies
In the meantime that money is yours to use how ever you please, invest or not.Just scratching the surface.....
25 December 2020 | 111 replies
There are so many great areas and high priced areas amongst some of the trouble areas but if folks only looked on the surface based on statistics some of these best parts would be missed.
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21 February 2022 | 179 replies
RE Investing is a marathon, not a sprint, but it's been a muuuuch longer marathon than I initially imagined when I first started studying RE, and I'm still just scratching the surface!