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This is not my first time finding out that a property I had UC had too many deferred conditions. But it's the first time I'm not getting my earnest money back.The sellers accused me of acting in bad faith. However, th...
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I am looking at an REO property listed w/ an agent for 388,000. I found that the home had a 83,000 balance on the original mortgage. I'd like to make an offer but I'm not sure what offer to make. Do you think it at al...
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Hello everyone,After a couple of weeks of listening to the amazing podcasts they have here at BP, I've finally decided to join. I'm just starting out in my RE journey, mostly been absorbing as much knowledge as I can ...
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Forgive me if this seems naive, but what is the real benefit of having cash when investing in real estate vs. being able to obtain financing? Specifically 500k-1m of cash. Would it be best to use that to buy a forecl...
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Hello BP Forum,I am very new and exploring options to gain education and experience from within the industry. One option most ponder over is becoming a Real Estate Agent in the desired market area and is even advocate...
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Hello BP!My name is Raquel. I'm 21 years old and currently studying economics in college and debating if I really want to transfer to UC Berkeley to pursue my degree. I'm worried about incurring student debt and ultim...
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I got into real estate investing to escape the 9 to 5 paycheck route. Now that I have enough "passive" income through single family, mulitfamily, short term rentals, a few notes, etc....I'm looking at the next step t...
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Hey folks. I am a full time agent, I started out about 2 years ago. I am on a team so I can focus most of my time prospecting. I call FSBOs, Expireds, and Cancelleds all day. I manage to set up 2 appointments a week f...
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I am attempting to lay out my financial path to semi-retirement (i.e. leaving my current w2 for something less time consuming/more enjoyable) within 10 years or less.I can identify my family's spending now and what I ...