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9 January 2014 | 13 replies
You may be able to find a smaller local/regional portfolio lender that might do it but I'll bet good money you won't get anywhere trying this with like BofA or Wells Fargo and the like.If you are going to try to pay off all the private financing it is much more realistic.
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27 January 2014 | 18 replies
I bet if you posts the address on this thread you would have the perfect rent confirmed for the house within 24 hours.
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20 January 2014 | 18 replies
Buyers here are also pretty skeptical on flips, first thing they will do is go online to county records and see what you paid for it.
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21 January 2014 | 8 replies
Same for your website if you choose to focus online - it's going to take several weeks or possibly several months before it starts churning out leads on a regular basis.
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15 January 2014 | 4 replies
These agreements are typically drafted by attorneys, but I have seen templates online.
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17 January 2014 | 4 replies
This sounds to me like a normal deal in lots of the "up and coming" dc neighborhoods like Columbia Heights (full disclosure this is where my house is), H st, Adams Morgan (although I think we can all agree adams morgan is never going to actually get out of the up and coming phase), etc.TL;DR I would bet this is legit.
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15 January 2014 | 8 replies
@Toni Fowler Your best bet is to start attending some local investment club meetings to network, learn, and ask questions about the market from folks that know it well.
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26 January 2014 | 21 replies
The sit-down is your best bet.
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15 January 2014 | 4 replies
1st go here and do your courses http://www.californialicense.com/ they are the least expensive I've found and good online you just need the cheapest package I think it's $99 for all the courses you'll need.
16 January 2014 | 27 replies
If you live anywhere near there I'll bet you already know the war zones.