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Hello all. Hope everyone has kept themselves safe. I’m new to the world of real estate investing. I live in Manassas, VA- a pretty western suburb of DC. My issue when trying to run numbers on potential deals is that t...
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I was thinking of writing into my lease that tenants are required to pay rent through an online rent collection website. Can I legally require new tenants to pay rent online and that no checks/cash will be accepted?
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How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...
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I'm in about 5 different investment groups on Facebook and they all complain about wholesaler calls, wholesaler text, wholesaling postcards, etc. As someone who aspires to be a Buy and Hold Investor, I try to put myse...
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(Disclaimer: I totally took the formatting of this post from another post by Anton Ivanov that I liked a year back!)
A Little Backstory
I am currently 30, married, no kids, living in Gilbert, AZ and working as a fin...
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I am a relatively new but very active newbie to REI. I have purchased my first investment property which I am in the process of flipping right now. I listen to BP Podcast in my car on my commute to and from my 1.5 h...
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How hard is it to find a deal that actually works? and are you able to analyze properties on redfin or Zillow and find good deals?
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I had a contract with the seller. Put it out there and found a willing buyer that I've never worked with. We signed an assignment contract and I gave him a copy of the contract. I always feel funny about giving a n...
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G'Day everyone,It's your favorite Aussie and The Real Estate Dingo.I am writing to you today with my head down and my tail between my legs as I just lost $25,000 on a recent deal.ps. This post deserves at least 50 vot...