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18 February 2016 | 3 replies
Biggerpockets has a book written by Brandon Turner. https://get.biggerpockets.com/rentalbook/Also Landlording on autopilot by Mike Butler is great and comes with instructions to get all of Mike's customizable forms sent to you digitally.
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7 April 2017 | 6 replies
I completed the instructional portion of the online course ONLY.
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29 July 2015 | 15 replies
For my classroom experience, the sidebar, during the breaks, and comments by the instructors provided insight into the life as an agent.
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5 May 2013 | 23 replies
If such maintenance is costing you 150 a month,it must be a very big pool, anyway, I suggest you;Make out written instructions about the maintenace of a pool and make it part of the lease.Set rents without consideration concerning the poolRequire the tenant to have renters coverage with liability covering the pool in addition to yours.give them instruction until you are satisfied.give them an emergency number for a pool guy along with other emergency numbersensure the pool meets all safety ordinances applicable to the property and require the tenants to care for alarm equipmentI assume utilities are in thier nameNow, maintenance of a property is an owner responsibility generally by law or custom, pass it by your attorney!
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14 January 2013 | 27 replies
Sometimes they instruct agents to not present offers without the bank's pre-qual.
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5 March 2012 | 19 replies
Holding in your own name opens you up to a lot of personal liability and no tax benefits.Speak with your CPA, but I have always been instructed to use my S-Corp when flipping (an LLC taxed as an S-Corp) will also produce same results for you.
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1 June 2015 | 17 replies
Many banks instruct listing agents NOT to even accept offers from investors for up to 15 days after the property hits MLS.Bob's correct.
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19 February 2017 | 15 replies
Is there step by step instructions I need to follow?
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7 February 2017 | 7 replies
I want to know where can I find information for newbies on how to get in the business and can step by step instruct me on being a successful house flipper.
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22 January 2010 | 4 replies
We work as REO brokers for the banks, and typically they do not accept offers with any contingencies - we are always instructed to counter out everything except for financing, which is typically 7 - 10 days for a full loan approval.On another note, which most buyers are unaware of - most REO properties are sold with pre-determined Title and Escrow companies, and almost all sellers (banks) that we work with cannot cancel an escrow and open a new escrow if the deposit is in dispute - so the seller typically refunds the deposit in order to open a new escrow and sell the property.So, is your deposit ever really at risk...