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Hello,I am new to RE and am looking to perhaps purchase my first property. However, I am a bit confused in where I should go to get a pre-approval? Should I start with Banks ( Such as Chase, Bank of America etc..), sh...
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Hi all,
I’m working with 2 others to start buying properties to hold and rent out. I’m aware that having properties under an LLC is a smart move for liability protection, I’m just not sure which business entity forma...
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Hi BP folks!Was wondering, what kind of violations do you typically market to?I started with construction violations, but then thought, if they're currently constructing...would they really be open to selling?Now I'm ...
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I have rented my condo in august 2013 using property management service.
Tenant paid whole year in advance ( lump sum/single payment ) .
I have received sum of 9000$ from property management and that is aft...
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My 24 year old daughter and I were looking (and found) a duplex to buy in Pennsauken, NJ. Our plan was that it would be a primary residence for her with me as a co-signer and I would make the down payment and all upfr...
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Hello everybody,
This forum has been incredibly helpful lately. I was looking to get some more information/help from people experienced with the SBA 7(a) loan process.
My business partner and I recently formed an LL...
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Hello all! Spent way too much time in the last day reading up on all of the tenant screening resources - wow there are so many options!! Looking for your input and your results!! We are landlords in WI - so we’ve alwa...
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From the instructions for Schedule E, was confused about this line:Do not count as personal use:• Any day you spent working substantially full time repairing and maintaining the unit, even if family membersused it for...
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Short story is I did the walkthrough on a potential investment property sfh and it needed work but it was an off the mls deal from an out of town investor who had some family members living there mooching off her unti...
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Ive been talking with a woman who acquired her house through the purchase of a certificate of title at the courthouse auction. She swears that while you hold the certificate of title, and until that tax lien is satisf...