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Dear BP family,My appraisal came in lower than I expected.What is the best course of action now?For the future, can I ask the appraiser to send me the draft before he submits it to the bank?In case the new appraisal i...
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Hi,
Reading everything I can on buying a REO. Had some conflicting information.
1) Come in close to or at list price/ Some suggest 3 or 4 counters???
Also, what effect does a larger down payment have with the REO ba...
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I'll state a bunch of facts and then ask my questions:- Tenant lives on the 2nd floor of a 3 floor house that is a legal duplex- My father occupies the 3rd-floor space of the duplex, which is basically an efficiency...
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I’m trying to learn how to analyze neighborhoods by checking rent prices. If an app like Zillow Rentals shows no units for rent in a certain neighborhood, does that mean most people there are mostly homeowners and the...
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Can anyone comment on this strategy for finding good deals through active agents?I am a licensed broker in Georgia. I've had this "idea" for a while, but wasn't sure if this crosses any ethical/legal boundaries as an...
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So I am facing a dilemma here. I bought a property two years ago and that was my first rental property purchase. I paid $175k with 20% down for the property in a okay neighborhood. For the past two years, I have had p...
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Hello everyone, i am posting in hopes that someone will be able to assist. My father and i are both owners of 1 unit. He owns his outright. We are trying to use his property with a heloc; however, his financial situat...
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Hi Y'all,I am 29 and married. My husband and I both have regular W2 jobs. I work as a Nurse Practitioner, he works as a manager of sustainability for a large company. We've grew up in southeastern CT and recently m...
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Our condominium building, comprised of 36 units, located in Broward County, Florida, underwent a substantial assessment in 2021. The owners of two-bedroom units were required to contribute $72.5k, while one-bedroom ow...
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This is a pretty strange problem....
There has been an ongoing problem in this area with severa heavily populated residential & business areas that were built on top of a WWII munitions testing range. I thought t...