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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Hello group , can I get an advice . My tenant sent me this text message this morning :“I'm not speaking on Chris's behalf but I will not pay rent until things are fixed in the house they have been on going issues for ...
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I have recently talked to a motivated seller who received a piece of my direct mail. The numbers are tight, however, if I can work with the seller directly and he doesn't have to pay the realtors commission I belie...
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How does one finally decide on a hard money lender? I posted earlier in the intro section about this when I made my first post, but perhaps it was the wrong section for my intro/inquiry:I’ve been researching HML for m...
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At my local REIA meeting, there was a sentiment from the more veteran players (particularly the mortgage brokers) that Fannie MAE/MAC will change mortgage allowance from 4 to 8 soon to help relief the number of forecl...
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I am going on a trip to Puerto Vallarta and will be checking out investment opportunities while I'm there. I've done a bit of research on the legalities of owning property as a US citizen but would love BP input. Plea...
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Hi BP family! I have been reading and absorbing lots of fantastic info from this great community, and I have learned a lot from you all. Time for me to give back.A quick story about me, I love real estate. I just l...
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I own a few single family homes in the Saint Louis, MO area that I'd like to either pull equity out or leverage in order to positively progress with my real state investing. I paid cash for e properties so there are n...
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Any high performing agents choose to be taxed as an S-corp??? I heard its expensive to manage and you have to do payroll and bookkeeping.