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Hey everybody,Recently had an alleged lender try to scam me while trying to originate a loan. Nothing came up on google or BP when I searched his contact info, so I'll put it here for any future targeted investors. In...
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Hello,
I must admit that I have been much of a non conformist most of my life, and I have not really followed the path of prim proper or clean cut. The past few years I have been dressing and grooming better in order...
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PLEASE HELP!The house I just purchased on December 6th has just received mechanic's lien for $15K for what I would assume would be for the new the roof the seller's put on the house prior to closing... Can this lien b...
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The question I am wondering is, why would I do better? How can someone fail at renting. Duplex? Did they not maintain tenants or the property?
I have the potential to purchase a duplex for about 60k in good shape. But...
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Typically, I find virtual staging to not be necessary for marketing our properties. However, recently, we have had a few properties that are not moving and I am racking my brain for creative ideas to generate interest...
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I am looking to locate a list of investors in my area since there are so many good deals (for CA) in my general area.
Someone suggested bandit signs but, our cities are all over getting those down and fining you for ...
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Here's a some lengthy, but very interesting and well researched paper on the economy in general. Focused on consumers overall, but a lot of material about housing. If the author is right, we've not seen anything yet...
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I have always wondered if wholesalers hurt us buy and hold guys when dealing with banks. I am sure there are some good wholesalers our there, but the majority that I have had contact with are useless noobs or slick c...
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Was wondering for the guys who have the cash. Say you have an REO you wish to make an offer of 85K. How much do you feel comfortable showing how much you have on your bank statement? In otherwords if you had 200K i...
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Does anyone have any good scripts I can use for cold calls? Or some books that have good scripts and responses to the most difficult customers.
Thanks.