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Good Afternoon Everybody. My name is Ryan Pearlman, I am a 22-year-old real estate investor who is looking to purchase my first commercial deal, a 10-unit apartment complex around 45 minutes out of Atlanta. Myself and...
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Attached you'll find an Eighth Grade Graduation Test - from the year 1895. Read it and see how well you do! Are you smarter than an 8th grader from 1895?
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Happy to share with BP that my 3rd deal is done for an REO 2-family house in Jersey City. The good thing is the whole house has been renovated except for the basement . Cost -270K Rehab for basement estimate -$15000 ...
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Hello fellow BPer's! I'm looking for suggestions on a great CPA that specializes in real estate. I recently bought my first rental but plan to own a lot more over the years. I am currently investing in the Louisville,...
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What type of repairs or issues do mortgage lenders typically deny a loan if the house is being sold to a retail buyer?
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I've been in conversation with other investors and we were talking about neighborhoods that are run down. We were talking about 2 in particular here in Birmingham AL. I've often heard of grants to do this but never kn...
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I recently purchased my first property in Saginaw, Michigan...yes I know, LOL. However, this purchased was not for an investment as for more to get a place for my mother to watch over my grandmother as she begins to m...
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How do you find out exactly how much equity is in a home to decide how much to purchase, the seller might tell you a number but how do you get the exact number owed on his loan that is remaining ?
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I am wondering about those "bird dog" companies that I see posting on several sites. They say they will pay $5 - $40 for every house I find which is vacant, but doesn't have any signs, i.e. FS or FSBO, etc. Do you kno...
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I wanted to share my experience with a recent HUD Home I purchased to BRRRR. It was a condo, purchased for $185k and the ARV was $250k. There were three comp sales in the complex in the past 6 months so that $250k w...