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Hello all,
Has any one of you ever hired a real estate consultant? If yes, how do they charge for their work? If they charge by the hour, how much is their billing rate?
If any of the BP members is a real estate con...
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Just curious how you started your syndication journey, did you find the perfect deal and sponsor then the capital, or did you go on the hunt for capital and soft commits then find active syndications to put those fund...
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I know this has been discussed a lot, but with the advent of receipt scanning and mobile apps, I would like to find convenient ways to go paperless. Quickbooks mobile has a receipt scanning and automatic data entry fe...
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Hi Everyone!Looking for input on past experiences with different types of tenants. Tenant 1 is a couple with a 3 year old daughter who wants to move in Jan 1 which would mean my unit would be vacant from now until the...
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Hello, I've decided to start my STR business in South Florida (Miami and Fort Lauderdale) as I'm currently in the research phase. I'm looking to do arbitrage where I can rent a single-family home from the owner and sc...
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Hi Everybody,I currently have a house in Los Angeles, I owe 250K right now. My house appraises around 400K. I am not happy in this community since the school districts are really bad and i had a few brake ins.I have a...
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Hey guys,I was hoping someone would be able to recommend me a hard money lender in Illinois(I'm in chicago). I don't have experience, and currently looking to do a fix and flip on single family homes. I'm shadowing a ...
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Curious if anyone has had any recent quotes on 30 year loans for an investment property.I'm looking at something this weekend in Kentucky. Excellent credit and a 30% downpayment. My credit union quoted me 6.375% but t...
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I am new to process using hard money lenders. Do they or will they provide buyer a contract when lending funds to purchase properties for fix / flip and rental property hold?
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Hi all, I'm looking to find my first flip in windham Maine area, and found a great agent. I need to have financing lined up before making any offers I'm told, but it was my understanding that hard lenders need the dea...