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Hi all, Super excited to be a part of this forum and build connections.I am based in Los Angeles and i am an intermediate investor. Anyone in LA looking to do some deals, let me know! I am also looking into out of sta...
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I closed on #38 today. it's located in Redford, which is close to Livonia, Westland, Garden City, Northville and Canton. It was not listed on the MLS, not from a wholesaler either. I had to pay back taxes of 5k, and i...
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I am doing a lot of research on the Columbus, OH market recently and has gone through lots of old posts about this market. The thing that I like about Columbus the most is it is a growing city with a good university. ...
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I posted this question in another forum but it didn't get much exposure. Wondering if anyone has any insight from their experience. Thanks.I have a basic question of forming an LLC out of state for rental properties...
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I tend to feed on positive people around me and I have seen a few posts claiming that out of area or out of state investors are not going to be successful.
So I am curious to know who on here is not only an out of s...
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Is there anyone who is doing long distance investing? investing out of there country or state? Cause I want to know what measures do I have to take before investing in another country or state.
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Benefits of being a RE Investor and having a license? Would it be better to get a license before directly getting into investing?
Can you really get a legitimate license from online classes compared to c...
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I'm about to set up an LLC to purchase my first out of state rental property.
Then I read some forum posts saying that an LLC based in one state & operating rentals in another has to register as a foreign...
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I was reading an article on concealed weapons today. Actually, it can be found here if you're interested in that
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090722/ap_on_go_co/us_concealed_weapons
but that isn't really the topic ...
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Looking into investing out of state (im licensed myself)
Agent out of state I was speaking with told me I would have to sign a buyers agreement that states they must make a min of x amount on a deal and if not I make...