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Has anyone had any any luck buying material in bulk? I'm getting ready to build a 18 unit multifamily and any cost savings would really help. I've been looking at some bulk material on alibaba but it all seams kind of...
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Now if this isn't an innovative strategy (albeit fraud) then I don't know what is. Has anyone come across this in their local markets?
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/23/real_estate/mortgage-fraud-flopping/index.html
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I'm an experienced r/e investor in Cincinnati, Ohio that focuses on value add highly distressed retail/multi family. I have ownership in over 500 units in Cincinnati and have rehabbed over 1,000 units. My core focus i...
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Anybody have any experience to share on corporate rentals? Are they a big hassle or even perhaps easier to manage than rentals that are "non-corporate" (i.e. pretty much every other type of rental strategy I see here ...
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I am starting to grow as a real estate holding company primarily- getting into more commercial development eventually. Im looking to start using a name - "something realty" to stick to i guess because i like the sound...
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I bought a building, remodeled interior of building and got the rents up.... Then refinanced. I am using that money to do siding and roofing. Recently it was discovered there is a substantial horizontal crack in the f...
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Hi all, although not new to investing (over 200+ properties since 2000) I am new to self directed retirement plan investing. It is my understanding when investing in rental properties, both long term and vacation ren...
Hi BP Community,Have a question regarding creating an LLC (or other form of business) to "manage" my rental unit (currently just one, may be 2 in the near future).Background: Purchased 2-family house Jan. 2016. One U...
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Hi, I am trying to buy my 5th home (existing 1 - primary, 3 other investment). I am aware that Fannie Mae has reserve requirements for home 5- 10 and in my case I have to show six months of reserve for all 2nd -5th h...
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At our local real estate investors club last night in Rochester NY we had a very interesting discussion revolving around holding paper or real estate notes. I have a background in finance and have been able to learn t...