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It seems like there is always someone coming up with a scam to suck money out of the pockets from those that are desperate to make easy money fast. Is the real money in real estate investing or scamming people with al...
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I emailed an all-cash offer on a FSBO property in San Diego, and the owner accepted. He then started talking about not going through escrow, and didn't really give a reason as to why. I told him I could close qu...
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Just thought I'd share a lesson learned this weekend. I had a house on Zillow, Make Me Move, and then decided to rent it, so posted it on there last week. (It got picked up by Hot Pads too)
I received an em...
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Not that we are super experienced but if we hadn't taken classes this is something we may have fallen for. Recently we found a house for sale by owner on Zillow. We contacted the seller and received a text back that i...
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Hello my fellow BP members
I have been reaching out for a Hard Money Loan, i talked to several so called "lenders" and after speaking to so many its almost like i can predict the enitre conversation from the ...
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I paid $8,000 to a "hard money lender" for an appraisal. The appraisal company finally received a payment and the check is unsigned. What recourse do I have?
About a year ago we invested in one of the companies that offers coaching to learn wholesaling. We were skeptical but they made it sound good so we invested $10,000 to get started. For 8 months we mailed out the lette...
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So I just came across this fraud. Had a loan applicant who owned a motel. Received loan package including last years tax return. Asked for the 2 prior years tax returns, was like pulling teeth. When I finally got ...
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I have two rental properties, recently, I had to put both on the market for rent. I put on zillow and craigslist first without agent's help. I'm not sure if it is just me or this is something common nowadays. I got re...
Recently I have been investigating several firms that claim they will set you up with great passive income returns through inexpensive rental properties. The sales pitch is roughly the same and at first it appears to ...