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24 January 2014 | 5 replies
While my existing businesses have done well (I have just finished putting two kids through college), it has been hard work and I would like to put my knowledge and experience to work in real estate investing.I'd like to think of BP as my second unique community.
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24 January 2014 | 12 replies
Rate and term applies when there is an existing mortgage and you are not looking to borrow more than the outstanding loan balance; you are simply looking for a new interest rate or new term for the payback period.
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27 January 2014 | 3 replies
I am in process of getting actual financials as well as talking with current tenants, previous owners to existing and property manager.
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24 January 2014 | 3 replies
I could pull some money out on a couple of my existing properties.btw: She's also doing 5-10 loans with 3 months seasoning.
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8 March 2014 | 19 replies
There are a few states, GA I believe is one, that has loopholes big enough for a birddog to walk through, but the intent of licensing laws is to regulate who presents RE deals to others.
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25 January 2014 | 1 reply
I now have connected with 50 people I had no clue existed before I joined BP.
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27 January 2014 | 6 replies
You said:The engineers report seems pretty thorough, it just doesn't specifically say whether or not I can put on a second story.So you have no input from this report as to whether or not the existing structure can support a second story.
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25 January 2014 | 3 replies
When I brought it up, she said that Hard Money Lenders are virtually non-existent now.
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28 March 2014 | 22 replies
@Daniel Cruz Seller financing with no recourse has been the best way for me to find rates that work.Acting as a lender and originating a loan at 12% for 12 years is most likely unsustainable by most properties so you may need to look at acquiring existing notes at a discount.
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26 January 2014 | 3 replies
I don't think banks will ever get in te trouble they were in before with all the regulations.