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Baltimore tax sale is going on as I write this. Getting blown out. Extreme competition in our space. Typically there would be only on or two other bidders on the low end properties. Today we have 4-8 bidders even o...
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Hi all, I'm pretty new to real estate investing, and nearing the end of a cash-out refi process on a 4plex I've owned for a decade. My plan was to use the $$ to fund my next investment property. However, my lender (Qu...
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This is a kind embarrassing/bizarre story, but I figured I'd share it since everyone and there brother is getting into wholesaling. Basically, I was approached about buying a buy-and-hold home from a wholesaler in a ...
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BP,Have acquired my first property February of 2018. Recently got a soft appraisal from my realtor and banker who told me they feel comfortable that I can get $50K out of the home to use on a new property. I'm in Ta...
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Hi all! Newbie, prospective investor here. I'm hoping to house hack a duplex in Los Angeles County for my first investment property, but my mortgage banker (who's also an investor) said it's pretty much impossible to ...
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Looking for some other ideas about where to put money to place short term ($1,000 for one year, the other $1,000 for 2 yrs), basically this is money on top of my emergency fund that I'm saving for big ticket costs for...
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Everything that has been happening lately has really opened my eyes to the reality of the world we live in. Being a landlord now I feel that it is my responsibility to help build our communities and stop the hate. I’v...
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Based on comps look like it is valued between 450-480K.I’m getting it for 355K but it needs roughly about 15-35K in work (15K on the low end, 35K on the high end if I fix the optional stuff and it costs more than esti...
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For people who use lawyers or are lawyers themselves, I'm just wondering if it's normal to be charged for simply responding to an email?
Usually these emails are simply one or two line responses or answers (that's ...