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It seems like we have a lot of awesome investors and people interested in investing in our great city. There are meetups in surrounding areas but who would be interested in meeting at a bar after work in the city duri...
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Good evening all,Reading reading reading! On podcast #43 in two weeks. Thank you!So listening to the podcasts I think I will be pursuing the wholesale niche to start and work my way to flipping. I by no means am ready...
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Hello fine people of BiggerPockets. I currently work full time in logistics. My wife, Mav, is a stay at home (property manager) mom with our 5 month old son. We are fairly new to the business of buy and hold deals. We...
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I have a deal worked out with a seller of a property that I located via my direct mail campaign. Then this realtor calls me claiming the property was listed with him and I have to go though him to purchase it. Now I...
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Hello all, I am just starting out in this real estate investing business and I need advice from like-minded individuals. I went to one of those "guru" classes last August and ended up purchasing a course package. Befo...
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I have been living in Las Vegas for 9 years now and have been actively researching the real estate market here for at least 4 months and SFH seem to be where I think I would be most comfortable with having a rental. A...
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Just trying to do this whole thing making less than $50,000 in my day job. I cant find realtors that want to work with me because i can only buy something super cheap. Nothing to buy within 20min. of where i live. ...
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Most counties have public back ground checks, I think. Meaning, I can type your name in a counties database and if you have been arrested before I can if you have been arrested and for what. I know there are backgr...
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This recent article in Forbes argues that Data proves REITs are better than buying real estate: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcprosser/2017/07/1...I've been following Bigger Pockets and planning to buy my first rent...
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I've tried searching the forums, but can someone walk me through who is being paid, and what their doing as far as closing costs are concerned with MAPS?
As far as I can think, it would only be the title company need...