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I was driving for dollars and I passed a distressed property. The house looked vacant and the lawn looks like it hadn’t been cut in years. I wrote down the address went home and pulled up the city tax assessors websit...
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How do I keep the maximum amount I'm approved for private from my real estate agent and the seller?
I don't want either one to know the maximum amount I'm approved for. All they need to know is I can afford the home...
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I'll start it off with one:-After you do a showing, make sure all doors and windows are locked. Not everyone you show a rental too is a good person.
Appraisal= $258k/ purchase price = $230k/ Built-in Equity= $28,000/ Down payment cash $27,000.I have $27,000 cash to put into a down payment on the above home BUT, I need to use some (about $10,000) for a new roof/gut...
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I am building a farm list and have just over a thousand names and addresses I have pulled from title reports and 3rd party sources such as Property Radar. I have been looking up phone numbers using online White Pages...
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First time vetting hard money lenders for a flip I have under contract but not closed yet. One potential lender has attractive terms (8%, 2 points, 100% financed, no prepay penalty), but on the phone he has very spott...
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I had a tenant who asked me to set up an online payment service for her or her father to make rent payments to. Her father is from California.I set it up through my QuickBooks software using the Intuit Payment Networ...
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Does anyone know if there is a website or platform that connects people looking to invest in a syndications and those that may want to sell their shares? I own equity in two different syndications, one managed by Bria...
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This post is more of a pondering than a question... I was thinking this morning, after getting my 30th email from one "guru" or another trying to sell me a system or information.Here are a few of the systems I have lo...
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Hey! My name is Christina, and real estate investing is something I've been interested in since high school. Well, 6 years later after schooling and traveling abroad quite a bit I am back in the states, I am eager to ...