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I’m just starting out. I’ve been reading like crazy, analyzing deals CONSTANTLY, driving neighborhoods, talking with my real estate agent, meeting with investors currently in my market (and other markets).But when I t...
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Hi everyone,
I am 24 years old have been on and off of Bigger Pockets for a bit as I save up for my first home. I am 24, live in Seattle and just closed on my first home. The property is a single family home with a s...
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Ok, I have two good deals but they are pre-foreclosure properties and I'm a Wholesaler. How do I close the deal with a Pre-Foreclosure? I'm lost because I know about closing deals with FSBO properties. Do you do pre-f...
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I have had various feedback from praise to criticism on the model I use as I invest in real estate. I base a lot of my model on the opportunity I wish I had at the beginning of my real estate investing career and part...
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I always purchase a listed property from the listing agent and never use an outside agent. During the last run on property 2000-2007 I lost so many properties because of unscrupulous realtors. I mean realtors were r...
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I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.
Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...