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I was hoping to get some advice from those who have invested successfully in short sales. I tend to not like to have to wait 60 days or more for a response from a bank that often even then takes much longer. I'm looki...
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This is one of those posts just to get everyone talking. In my area like many, they keep building strip malls like there is no tomorrow.
Does anyone but me see a future train wreck here? This is my Oversimplified t...
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The company that I work for has been investing in Multi-Family for several years. Track Record is a few thousand units. As we look to grow faster and scale we are now starting to consider letting outside investors co...
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Hi everyone! As a financial advisor having a diversified portfolio is essential. Is that the same with real estate investing or is there actually more risk because you will have a difficult time learning and exploitin...
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New to the forum. Figured I would listen to all podcasts, read as many posts as possible, as well as reading books personally day in and day out before I hop on here and ask a ton of questions that have already been a...
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My wife and I are almost in a position to purchase our first investment property. We could buy now and get started with a high market and afford maybe a “C/C+” class property, if we wait another year or two we could a...
What book influenced your knowledge, viewpoints, and overall life the most? Additional question- What is your book suggestion for someone just entering real estate?
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I had originally posted this in a thread belonging to Ashley Harris, but to avoid dragging her thread off-topic, I've moved it here.Yesterday, I walked one of the oldest private estate houses in the Maritimes (built ...
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Los Angeles county duplex, owner occupied, not rentcontrolled nor subsidized.Family of 4 (mother, her 2 working daughters, and mother's male friend) in the rental unit on a month-to-month who moved in just months ago ...
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Would you (self managing owners) pay a reasonable fee for a service to market your rental property and screen applicants? One full months rent seems steep to have a traditional property manager place a tenant.