I have been listening to Bigger Pockets for the last four months and decided to finally join the forum.

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Working from out-of-state I need to rely on the generosity of the Bigger Pockets forum members to connect me with reliable local people.

The Seattle and Tacoma forums are pretty quiet.The BP community so far looks great, and I love the positive attitude and cooperative spirit.  

Also, posting this in the Tennessee forum might get some good local input. 

I'm new to the BP Forums, but have been a long time listener/watcher of the podcasts.

it would depend on your understanding of title and recording of Deeds, as well as drafting  the quit claim, I personally buy a lot of my portfolio at sheriff sales, and often will use my personal name until i decide what LLC im going to put it in,  I will then quit claim it to that LLC, in this case though there are no loans involved (buy on LOC then cash out after rehab) Im a broker and will draft my own quitclaim and go to the ROD office and record it. that being said, if you are asking this question on this forum I would recommend asking for guidance from a local title company, maybe pay them to do one for you, but ask them to teach you how its done. good luck  

I've been a long time reader of the forums and it blows my mind to find the wealth of knowledge on BP.

I'm married with a sassy 2 year-old daughterI've been lurking the forums for the past week since I did one of the guru 2 hour "training" (read: sales pitch) sessions.

If you want the cash out refinance based on the ARV or new appraisal you have to wait 6 months.There are several strategies to bypass this so you wouldn't have to wait the seasoning period though.Dig around the forums here and you'll see lots of info and suggestions.