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Ingrid Bardales Seller Finance Pitfalls
31 January 2023 | 17 replies

What  pitfalls should i avoid in a seller finance situation?  Gonna see a homeowner later today and got butterflies!!  Newbie here!!
Thank you in advance!!

Jason Merchey Pitfalls of Seller Financing
11 February 2013 | 2 replies

I've got a 17 acre parcel of land I bought in 2010. I did overpay. I was emotionally attracted to the place for a few reasons. And the land market around here has sunk a bit in the past 2.5 years as well. I am getting...

Mary Jay Pitfalls of commercial loans
21 August 2018 | 6 replies

Can you guys please share about commercial loans?So my understanding its more complicated than residential loans..1) Debt to service ratio should be more than 1.2...What does it mean?2) every 5 years interest rate cha...

Michael DeYoung Strange Situation, Potential Pitfalls?
18 May 2016 | 4 replies

I came across a strange listing yesterday that I'm very interested in and have a showing for tomorrow. I haven't been inside yet, so I haven't been able to run the hard numbers.It is a listing for two houses located o...

Jiten Voralia HELOC and refinance pitfalls?
2 July 2019 | 1 reply

Hello,I'm looking at some potential out of state SFH investments. The strategy being to use HELOC/cash to purchase and then pull out the cash with refinance.  The properties may need some cosmetic update but not look...

Austin Fowler Any Pitfalls With Refinancing?
4 June 2019 | 5 replies

Hello All!Let me start by saying that I have NOT bought any properties yet. I am shooting for a property in the next 90 days using the BRRRR method. I know I'll learn more through experience but I still want to gather...

Michael King Investing in Illinois pitfalls?
30 March 2020 | 8 replies

I have a colleague at work who owns 4 rental properties, I know at least 2 of them are located in Illinois. Illinois being the glamorous, tax happy state that it is...I have some questions. Well one mainly. What is th...

Account Closed Pitfalls you have seen
2 February 2021 | 4 replies

When people get into Real Estate investing for the first time, they generally are pretty Doe eyed. They have dreams of making it big but seldom have a realistic vision for what that will entail. It is not uncommon for...

Shawn Johnson New Member: Calculator Pitfalls
10 February 2021 | 0 replies

Hello All! I just joined the BP community and have been reading/viewing/listening like crazy. I have been analyzing several properties using the rental calculator and boy, is it easy to try and manipulate the numbers ...

Andrew Angelo Direct mail legal pitfall?
4 December 2016 | 10 replies

I'd like to do a direct mail campaign to property tax delinquent houses in my county (colorado). I realize this may be too wordy, but is anything in my proposed mailer illegal, or fraud?????