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Good Day All. It seems to me that so many BP or successful REI stories are about scoring properties at a steal, and following up with potential sellers with umpteem phone calls to convince them into selling their hom...
Good Afternoon,I am just starting out in the RE investment arena and have already hit a snag. I found a property that fits within my criteria and I attempted to put in my first offer on an investment property. The r...
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Hi, I am considering putting an offer in on a home in FL that is listed for $120K as a short sale. The property was previously listed for $160K with no bites. In reviewing the tax and owners records no Lis Pendens a...
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I'm looking for better understanding about short sales and real estate commissions. I apologize for the length of this post.
The short sale has not been approved because of the 2nd with Chase, but I want to ignore ...
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After 45 + years investing in, purchasing and selling notes and real property; structuring “deals”, running investment funds and syndications, I have observed that many (most) investors both hesitate too long gatherin...
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I hate that this is my first post but I don’t know where else to get advice. We have had the same great tenants for the past 3 years. They have always paid on time and has kept the property like their home. The onl...
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So I am doing my due diligence and running a bunch of Wholesaling Calculator reports to decide on my maximum allowable offer ($53,260) in order to get my desired return ($10,000) and the flippers ($30,000). So for exa...
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my name is melvin estrict and i live in alabama although i grew up on the east coast (go giants!) and i have been in the real estate finance business since 1995. i have owned a mortgage brokerage as well as a property...
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Ok, after reading all of the helpful post and much thought I'm ready to get started on my wholesaling journey. I've seen that u should be ready for at least 6 months, so I set aside $3,000 dollars. I purchased a list ...
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I'm sure there are a few posts for this floating around, but I wanted to bring it up again and open up some ideas.
How do YOU get the banks to accept your offer, either short sale or REO?
My first (and only, to da...