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29 April 2024 | 7 replies
@Stephanie Cortez lots of great real estate groups like DIG that will super charge your local knowledge and contactd
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30 April 2024 | 43 replies
Plus, you can build a network of trusted local contractors for maintenance and repairs down the line.
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30 April 2024 | 9 replies
If so then please explore with someone local and knowledgeable for time frame/costs/etc. if its just a way to buy a cheap property and you have little background, it may make you thoroughly hate RE investing.
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29 April 2024 | 1 reply
I'd really like to find an attorney/legal advisor to PAY that really knows real estate law and local courts.
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30 April 2024 | 9 replies
@Dave Malone, I'm with @Tom Gimer on this one. 99.9% of the time a title company simply has a relationship with a QI either local to them or affiliated with their underwriter, or a national footprint QI like us.
29 April 2024 | 8 replies
I can't say I know much about land financing but if I was in your situation I would get in contact with some local or even national mortgage brokers.
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30 April 2024 | 8 replies
I would recommend highlighting a specific area and then getting in touch with the local REI group.
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27 April 2024 | 10 replies
Just beware, most of these 'experts' are not experts on seller financing.
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28 April 2024 | 10 replies
Increasing income could entail anything from changing jobs for better pay, becoming more proficient or expert and valuable in whatever you do to earn a living, to changing careers and or acquiring more skills and knowledge through education.
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29 April 2024 | 9 replies
If you can get a local agent to pull a list of recent transactions, you should be able to estimate, based on the photos, what your target property will sell for post-renovation.The repair budget is the list of repairs (with estimated costs) required to make your target property look like the "ARV homes" you found above.