Hello All! I’m just getting started out with Real Estate. I just signed myself up to take the required courses to be able to move forward with becoming a licensed agent, I’m 24 and live in California. All this is new ...
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I have been working with a realtor on purchasing a house from an elderly lady that has been sitting vacant for over 4 years. I made an offer of $210K to her based on my analysis of ARV ($325K based on Realtor's analy...
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Hello guys I’m just a little bit confuse I was dealing with the REALTOR and I trust him 100% apparently I found a house I really like it it needed some renovation though, anyway so we were talking about the price to ...
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We are making an offer on a house. The house was listed as an REO for 79k and we made an offer after reviewing it of 35,200. The ARV would be around 120k. Prior to making this we reviewed the house and noticed it h...
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My name is Doug from Quakertown, PA and I am new to the forum and real estate investing. I've always have had an interest in real estate and have read many books and sites over the years to lean more about investing ...
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Hello EveryoneI've been in the business for the past 6 months and haven't closed a single deal, I've have had offers rejected because they were 70-75% of ARV aka an insult to even distressed homebuyers (I live in the ...
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Good Morning All.I am relatively new to the wholesaling game, I have been involved on many partner deals but this would be my first solo run. I have located a house in my area which is unoccupied and in disrepair whic...
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Wow, Was just told by the realtor that has been trying to do a Short Sale on my condo since April 2014, that the bank will not accept less than what they want. She now wants me to list it for retail because the pric...
I have an applicant who's debt to income ratio is a little higher than I'm comfortable with. She is separated from her husband and he gives her money for the kids but it's just a verbal agreement so I can't count the ...
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How does one prove they have worked the 700 hours or so needed to be considered a Real Estate Professional as far as taxes go?Can anyone declare this if they put in they hours? Just wondering if it is an option for m...