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21 April 2017 | 7 replies
I also go by the nearest strip mall and look to see if there's a national/regional bank or a slew of check cashing places.
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25 April 2017 | 15 replies
(Or maybe you can show me the flaw in targeting these regions as they might prove too difficult to general a cash flow).Thanks in advance.
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23 April 2017 | 20 replies
Try contacting regional banks and credit unions if you have not already done so as they tend to be a little easier to work with over the big box banks.
24 April 2017 | 7 replies
You may want to go to as many credit union and local/regional banks that will give you conventional financing.
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26 April 2017 | 136 replies
There's also those who started with very little, and grinded their tails off until they were successful.Real estate is definitely a regional market.
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27 April 2017 | 5 replies
So far we just have the larger national or regional facilitates, two of which are under construction or expanding.
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26 April 2017 | 7 replies
In many cases community/regional/local banks are the way to go as they will keep the loans on their books.
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7 May 2017 | 3 replies
If it's a viable market you'll see signs from around for LAZ, Standard (now SP+), Towne Park, etc. as well as (likely) some regional players.
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27 April 2017 | 2 replies
A lot of commerical loans are done through community/regional banks and stay on their books.
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5 May 2017 | 11 replies
There are several recurring REIA (real estate investor association) meetings in our region (SE Michigan).