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After 14 years, my wife just got laid-off indefinitely along with probably 50% of her colleagues. Shes in the aerospace Industry and Boeing was their largest customer by far.
I'm not predicting gloom and doom for a...
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Hello,
I'm doing some research into starting a hard money lending business in California. The loans would be first trust deeds on non-owner occupied residential property (lending to RE investors) and the business en...
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So I've read Wendy Patton's book on L/O and gone through another gurus course as well. I've also done plenty of reading in these forums. I'm suspicious that a rosy picture is being painted here. Essentially what I rea...
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The Supreme Court delivered a major victory to the retail real estate industry on Thursday, ruling that states can require most online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes. This overturns an earlier decision hol...
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Syndications and passive investing are frequent topics of discussion in the forums. Over lunch yesterday I was discussing with a friend how the business has evolved in recent years. The conversation began after we co...
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Good Morning Everyone,I am a new investor and I am contemplating becoming a licensed real estate agent in Maine.I do not plan to pursue a career in real estate at this time, but I might in the future. I am really loo...
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I am new to REO investing. My offer was accepted by the bank for a duplex of 2 units. It is valued at $210K by the city tax dept. My offer was 152K. It was listed for 170K. It needs 10K rehab work to make it perfect. ...
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Hi Guys,
First time posting here, some quick background info for all of you.
I have been a real estate agent since Sept. of 2006 and have decided to venture into wholesaling, build up some cash reserves, then whole...
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Hello,
I would like to get more involved in private lending but am not too sure how to go about it. I have done two loans in the past (both successful), but those have been to acquaintances and they just happened to c...
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Anybody have a listing agent not answer the phone, not return phone calls, voicemail full? It took three weeks for my realtor to get a lockbox code on property we're looking at. We have an offer but the listing agent...