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Hi everyone,
My real name is Patrick Lang, I have lived all over the Chicago suburbs, and I am excited to join the BP community. I hope a 5am introduction won't get lost!
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Hello, I am currently contingent on a Contract for Deed duplex and am getting pulled both ways on whether going Contract for Deed is a good idea or not. Situation: - 3 years at 6.75% with a balloon at the end. We can ...
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In my search for Private Investors for my rehabs, I have came across so many fakes, I lost money back when I first started and I even met the guy face to face! Of course I learned never pay up front fees. Moving ahead...
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Has anyone had any luck negotiating with an HOA to reduce delinquent dues so a house can be purchased and saved from foreclosure? The HOA is in a junior lien position so they will get nothing if the house goes to ...
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I am in the process of potentially doing business with a private lender. He owns his own incorporated real estate capital lending firm, and his terms seems very reasonable. While his company is visible...
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Of the two local REIAs in my area, the only one I went to so far, was a "see how I did this, and pay me this much, and I will show you too" type thing. It was confusing how the meeting was, at least for me who had ...
Hello. Both my parents passed in January. Before they passed, we moved them closer to us and rented their house out. The HOA fees had been paid by my parents through May 2016. Back in October 2015, we rented the h...
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Hello All,I have decided to get my RE license. However, I am not trying be a full-time agent. I just want access to the MLS to be able to run comps and schedule appointments on my own.I did some research on what would...
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Hello BP community, I am looking into buying my first rental property and I came across a short sale 1Bed 1Ba condo. After looking into it with my RE agent, he informed me that there's a delinquency of 17K in unpaid c...