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Hello BP, I would love some feedback from anyone with experience mailing out to probates.We are on our second mailing to probates so still tweaking things a bit. We have a woman that goes down to the court house to pu...
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How local are real estate markets? Basically, how similar is a market in one neighborhood versus a city in general versus nationally, etc.? If the national real estate market is a hot sellerr's market, how likely woul...
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Hey everyone,Let me first warn you that this is a long post but I'm sure you'll find it interesting and I hope to hear what you think. If anyone has any questions please post them in this thread. Ill be happy to help!...
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Hi all,I'm new to real estate investing and am practicing doing some deal analysis. I need help running numbers on a sample property as my results do not look/feel right (getting negative cashflow). I'm pretty sure my...
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After reading reports of serious, damaging fires caused by electric car batteries, I'm considering disqualifying potential tenants who have electric cars and putting a clause in my lease prohibiting electric cars and ...
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I am currently in the process of prospective market diligence and have developed a list of the items we want to measure / compare across markets (crime rates, pop growth, job market, vacancy/occupancy, etc.) but would...
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I have noticed the banks are still bidding in some cases well below what was owed on the mortgage at the sheriff sale. If you were to go to the homeowner could you purchase the property for that lowered amount? Is the...
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Have created list of questions for prescreening tenants that includes questions around estimating monthly income, credit score etc. 1. What’s the message to send tenant on denials based on their responses? (Not meetin...
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In my many years of buying and selling loans, I have found that the due diligence process is like opening a new book to reveal the story and it’s many chapters.Let me explain...after I’ve completed my due diligence, w...
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Should you hire a bookkeeper and a CPA separately or look for a one-stop provider?
Neither approach is inherently better than the other. Both have pros and cons. Some considerations:
- The least expensive route is t...