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Hi, I began my house purchasing process with SEFCU, a local bank in Albany, NY. I was going through the SONYMA program, and my LO was supposedly experienced and versed in the program. This is a program that is low dow...
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I bought a rental property in Cook County IL mid 2017 and 2016 property taxes was around $2000. It was a foreclosure and there wasnt any homeowners exemption. The property only needed a light rehab (paint, new floorin...
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I'm the process of locating owners for abandoned property. After speaking to a few neighbors, it is assumed that the owners are deceased. I checked the taxes and sure enough no taxes have been paid in four years. I wa...
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My partner and I have just started a house flipping business and plan to use local workers whom we trust and who have done remodels on investment properties for us before. However, these workers are not licensed, but ...
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I read a post recently on Bigger Pockets talking about agents being irrelevant because of technology by the year 2025. There were very conflicting opinions and I am hoping to see specific examples of technology that w...
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Welcome to our question of the week! This is based of a Facebook discussion about wanting to hear more average income earners accomplishing their real estate goals. If someone wants to get started in becoming a real e...
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Newbie here and here's the 411 on this deal. My cousin rents a house in Albuquerque that I stay at whenever I'm in town. He finishes law school in May at which time his lease ends (unfortunately he's not gonna be a re...
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I get calls from sellers that I can convert to short sale leads but I don't want to work short sales. Monica Breckenridge mentioned in another thread that title companies negotiate short sales. Both Chicago and Fide...
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Hey everybody I’m wanting to fix and flip my first property this year. Has anyone ever purchased from New western wholesaling company?