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On average, most consumers only move once about every 7 years or so and for the typical consumer, a good real estate agent can be worth her weight in gold as far as the negotiation skills and technical experience brou...
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First of all, I'm not a rookie, but I behaved like one, and I write this post as more of a cautionary tale rather than an attempt to seek advice. I know I should have done more due diligence, and I know what my optio...
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Hey everyone,I'm currently rehabbing a property for rental and my contractor is now MIA. I've tried calling, texting, and emailing but I'm not able to reach him at all. This has gone on for a week now and he has left ...
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Hi there, I'm a small-time real estate investor with 6 units under my belt. When it comes to water issues, I absolutely cannot catch a break. Currently, I've got:One basement with a leak and horizontal crack forming o...
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It's the start of a new year and the end of my first year of real estate investing. Just wanted to quickly share my story and hopefully inspire some people :)Literally 13 months ago, I had 0 interest or education abou...
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So here's a little background on my situation. Just wanted to get some input from you guys on how one should handle this particular situation. I purchased my first rental property, a bank owned townhouse approx. 1 yea...
Using hard money at 10% interest and 3 points... As I run multiple scenarios on a house with an ARV of $200k and say 40K of rehab (thats what one GC blindly told me.) I'd have to offer as little as $89000 to the sel...