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A while back there was a helpful thread where people talked about actual, specific experiences with REO's. Many of these stories ended in banks not accepting the offers (which is good information because a lot of peo...
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Hi everyone,
I've been browsing around the Bigger Pockets forum for a few months but just registered a couple weeks ago. A few years ago I talked with someone who owned more than 50 rental properties and occ...
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Greetings, fellow forum members! I'm delighted to join this community and share a bit about myself. My name is Ruchit Patel, and I currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm a Senior financial and reporting analyst.
I...
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What strategy saves more money (on average)?
For Sale by Owner
or
For Sale by Real Estate Agent
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Any underwriters, or loan officers or attorneys that can chime in?Please help - need some expert advice. I am three months in to looking at properties, finding one, negotiating the deal, getting under contract, cleari...
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Brand new investor, here. Although I'm in tune with my local market I never quite felt the urge to actually start investing in properties until very recently.
I had been scouring various resources for about a...
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Hi all, I'm new to BiggerPockets, although I've been listening to the podcasts for a while trying to learn as much as possible. I live in Portland, OR, which as many know is an extremely hot and expensive real estate...
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Hello everyone, my name is Chris Harjes. I'm from Asheville, NC, and have been locally buying beat-up little houses, fixing them up and renting them. I've made several horrendous mistakes, but fortunately the market h...
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I have a current deal in process and my hard money lender (Zeus Lending) is taking about a month to do a simple draw request for work that has been completed. With this timeframe it will take several months to complet...
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I, like so many of us here, am a newbie when it comes to real estate investing and would love to have a mentor. The thing I am trying to wrap my head around is how can I make sure to provide value to a mentor since I...