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Hi,I just put a cash offer on a foreclosure that was listed last night. It's a good deal and I'm first in line. However, the seller countered my offer demanding 100% earnest money deposit.Is that normal...?Thanks,Robert
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We are looking at putting an offer in on a couple duplexes. We have a couple of concerns. First would be the wells for the duplexes are community wells that are not owned by the current owner of the duplexes. One well...
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So how did you guys do it? How do you start investing into Real Estate while being employed full time? What type of investing did you start in?
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I have been in the Army for a total of 8.5 years and I use to be very passionate about it. Don't get me wrong I do still enjoy some of the perks of being in the Military ie. 30 days vacation a year, tuition assistance...
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I'm currently treasurer in my HOA. I took the position mostly as a way to stay aware of the community decisions, and get to know the HOA president. I took for granted that it would be a mostly passive position - and n...
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I recently heard about VantageScoring and did some research. Thought I'd share what I found here with all of you.
What's Your VantageScore?
Since the 1970’s credit bureaus have used FICO scoring as the main model...
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I have a tenant that has been in place since April 2018. After his year lease was up his lease agreement switched to a month to month lease. Up until very recently he has been an excellent tenant. I never had to worry...
I have a rental in NH that the tenants are continuing to claim that there is mold in, and that it is causing them health problems. I have had a mild expert come in and check the unit and has not found any evidence of ...
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I have a tenant in a rental property in Florida. They are about 6 months into their 1 year lease. I found out a couple days ago that they suffered a heart attack and are in the hospital. They are elderly and in po...
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For most of my adult life, I was a renter and I noticed sometimes landlords would do some sort of "maintenance inspection" once a year, sometimes multiple times a year and sometimes, never. As a new landlord in Cleve...