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I live in Houston, TX. I'm currently in the pre-approval process for a loan in order to figure out how much I can afford. I don't expect it to be much (in relation to the average home price in Houston) so i was thinki...
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Hello, does anybody have experience prepping a property to maximize the amount it will appraise for? If so, what techniques did you use?This would be done in the case of doing a cash out re-financing, or increasing t...
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We have had some problems recently relying on tenant credit score, background checks and rent to income ratios as the main criteria for select tenants. I'm interested to hear if anyone has any thoughts on what other f...
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Happy Tuesday REI fam!Is this the best industry or what!? I love having this community of like-minded people to inquire and share knowledge/experience. My company’s bread and butter for the last couple of years has be...
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Hello fellow real estate enthusiasts,
Having worked extensively throughout The Bahamas for numerous years, I've been captivated by the unique charm and potential of its real estate yet undertapped landscape. I'm eage...
Hey everyone, I've been following this forum for a little while and doing some research while looking at properties in hopes of starting to build my real estate portfolio. Doing this has got me thinking about how the ...
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I was just curious if anyone from Seattle/Tacoma knows where or how you can find the lists of legatees/beneficiaries of wills while going through or after the probate process? Normally a lot of the information we nee...
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Hello BP,
I see a lot of people on here use different websites for direct mail, I am wondering which direct mail site people more useful than the others.
Thanks
Jason
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Hey BP. How accurate are short term vacation rental market research tools such as AirDNA, Everbooked, Mashvisor?I am looking at Destin, FL and these sites are putting out numbers for a 2/2 condo as generating 40-50k ...
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Hi, Any recommendations for first time Pre-approval requests? Currently talking with a Rocket Mortgage and Better agent.