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Hello everyone, I have a question regarding earnest money and making sure the seller doesn't walk away with any earnest money I give him/her. How do I protect myself from a seller disappearing with my earnest money f...
So I have a great off-market deal on the line, but have run into a head-scratcher.The seller owes 75k on the property to a private lender. We've agreed on a price of 150k. However, she's on social security and can't h...
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I'm planning to sell a single family rental (5 yrs now) in CA and do 1031 exchange.- At what point do I need to make the election to do 1031 exchange? How much time prior to sell?- As I understand, part of the sale pr...
I have my first deal under contract. will close in the next week or two as soon as the title company is done with their work. I have a pre existing commercial line of credit set up that makes me the equivalent of a ca...
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I'm a new investor and I am learning as I go. The Bigger Pockets podcast, forums, and webinars have been a great help so far. I have a realtor who has been very helpful in answering questions and getting me into prope...
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Hello,
Where did you get your Buying Notes training? What books did you read? what courses did you take outside of a university to become a successful note buyer expert?
I am looking for books and cours...
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I am ready to purchase a condo that I am going to renovate and then flip. The seller is insisting that I pay them in actual, physical, cash.
Is this something that can be done? If so, how?
Thanks in a...
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I came to BP to learn how to buy multifamily property at a discount to either fix and flip (a la Nickerson) or hold for cash flow.
Obviously, BP is a vast, deep resource of knowledge and I have since been introduced t...
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I'm wondering how many of you guys experience a seller freaking out or feel like he was cheated because he finds out you made several thousand off of him during the closing?I know we have to drop the "I may assign thi...