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I'm trying to buy a owner-occupied commercial property for $345,000, and the bank will only approve us buying $300,000. (Loan of of $270k & I put $30k down). I have 30k for a downpayment but not 75k to reach ask...
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I want to know how do appraisers come up with comps and ARV. Like without fancy gadgets or sites like propstream( not even sure they use those). Like what is the secret?
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Columbus.
Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $50,000
My first investment property in Columbus Ohio, in the city's his...
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Hey friends! I'm new to real estate and considering buying a property in Fort Worth, TX. The property has one part of the foundation that concerns me & may need a new HVAC system. I'd like to have someone come tak...
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Hi all, I just have a question and I would greatly appreciate the advice back.I have recently gotten licensed as a RE broker in the great state of North Carolina and I plan on hitting the ground running. Failure is no...
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I have a couple of activity going on with being new with real estate investing.
I want to create a buyer list becuase I'm getting into wholesale in MN.
Provide home staging and would consider doing whol...
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Back 4-6 years ago we had a local realtor who put out a weekly hotsheet with all the HUD foreclsoures in the state of GA and he had the minimum bid for the property figured out to the penny, based on the original ...
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Hi,
Been lurking on this site off and on for a month and decided to join (another small win in the "do") column.
I'm interested in investing in real estate as well other ways than my job (which is a very good one an...
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I listen to The Real Estate Guys podcast (Sorry BP I moonlight on ya! ;), they promote the Investor Summit at Sea. Has anybody gone on this before? Speakers for 2016 include Robert Kiyosaki, Tom Hopkins, and Edward Gr...
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I know these are harder to get nowadays and the few lenders I've spoken to are all talking 20%+ down even with good credit. Or ridiculous rates like 10%+
Is anyone doing better on these? (and Im talking long term hold...