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Hi All!My name is Ciara and I’m an occupational therapist and single mom of a four year old boy, living in St. Louis, MO. I have one deal under my belt which I just closed on a few weeks ago (duplex in south city!).I ...
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Found a property 3 bed 2 bath that has been declared vacant by the county. When researching it I discovered that it has a foreclosure notice placed on it last June, but the bank has not acted on the notice.
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I have a duplex I am trying to refinance. I purchased and rehabbed it, using a short term loan. I now need to refinance to a longer term loan. A local bank initially seemed interested. It cash flowed with just one ten...
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Hello BP, Can you help me decide how to choose an agent? I plan on making another forum post asking for agent's to essentially reach out me based upon my market and strategy. Do I have to interview and choose 1 agent ...
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I am a new investor in the Birmingham Alabama area. How is the market in this area? Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...
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What do you think the future holds for cities, regions, and states that are on the "decline"?
Some of your more basic examples include cities like Toledo and Detroit - the Rust Belt.
From an investment perspective, ...
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There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...
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Hello All,
I'm on my way to start a new career in real estate investing. My question is based upon generality and personal opinion (hopefully in Tri-State Area of MD, VA and DC).
Until now, I have been ...
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Hello, I was offered this opportunity and I think it may be a good deal.
Retail Center : 5600 sq ft (NNN) Triple Net
2 National Tenants - Radio Shack and Sherwin Willaims
Price: $700,000
Down Payment: $106,485
Gr...