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Hi everyone, I'm finally getting off the sidelines and I'm ready to start investing here in Maryland. I'm trying to understand the market and how to analyse a deal so that I can start making offers! I live in Baltimor...
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I don't know what's wrong with me but I'm constantly flipping my home. I wonder if perhaps this could be like some kind of bad habit. Because I'll move into a house, do some work on it, usually "for me" at first. Then...
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Not sure if this should be in buying real estate or in the deal section but here goes.
So I've been tracking a property for about 6 months now (maybe a little longer). I talked to the realtor of the property about 3 ...
What are some possibilities for securing financing now for a $499,000 house with the following "obstacles"...
1. I just filed bankruptcy;
2. I am a physician who has taken time off to raise a young child. I have a...
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We recently had an offer accepted on a duplex. One side is rented and the other is vacant. The MLS showed a rent amount of $1000 for the rented side. We estimated the rent on the vacant side and made an offer based on...
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Looking to buy a vacation property in Florida but stuck on property type. We're looking at condo-tel type properties in the St. Petersburg area, or single family in the Cape Coral down to Naples area. Both come with p...
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I've been meaning to make a post like this for a while, but haven't gotten around to it until now. I joined BP in the fall of 2016, after having started reading about real estate some that summer. I listened to hund...
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Hi everyone, I am currently taking a Tax Analysis class at my university and I came across Section 179 in the tax code. Based on the discussion in class, it seems that as a business owner you can elect to immediately ...
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Josh,from reading some of the posts lately, it seems there is an issue with double posts.
I know when I replied to a post yesterday that it happened to me. Now that I see it happening to others I thought I'd bring it...
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Selling houses needs the agent and sellers to have a certain kind of experience. It is a fact that houses cannot always be sold on the spur of the moment. It needs proper planning and there is always a cohesive way to...