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I'm in the Chicagoland area and currently banking with a big national bank, but I'm thinking that from a REI perspective that it might be wise to use a smaller local bank that might appreciate my business more and be ...
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Don't look now but mortgage rates have declined at an almost historical rate during the past month. Just 4-6 weeks ago clients purchasing second home or investment properties were being quoted in the 8%'s and even..gu...
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Hello! I was wondering about a few workarounds of Texas' restrictions on lease options. Can you secure a seller's home, and stay in the middle (sandwich lease option) for 180 days, and if the tenant buyer does not exe...
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Which is a good answering service to use to answer my calls when marketing for motivated sellers?
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NarrativeSo about 2.5 years ago we started our company. It was created for the purpose of performing in real estate investment. It was created as a C-corp (not an LLC which is oddly relevant) and well funded. The firs...
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Hi,
Does anybody have any information regarding Buying Notes from the Bank? If yes, which Department would I be speaking to? What is the process & at what percentage can I purchase the existing note?
Thank you!
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I am looking into financing an assisted living facility property with 30% down and my personal guarantee - the loan value is less than my networth. Based on the info, a couple of brokers offered rates of around 4.2%....
I'm in the process of evaluating properties for my first real estate investment. I haven't worked with an agent before (not even when I purchased my home) and am not totally clear on the value I should be expecting fr...
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Hi there BP! Has anyone ever used www.everydoordirectmail.com?Im curious to know the legitimacy/effectiveness of the service. Im about to spend a few grand on direct mail and I just want to double check. Anyone ever u...
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Hey BPThis has nothing to do with investing directly! But there are a lot of big things happening to me this week. I'm officially a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator and I separate from the Navy on Friday!From what I ...