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Even though this is a realtor question, I am hoping this forum can maybe shed some thoughts on this topic.
In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, there are about 5 Realtors that have 90% of all the REO listings. They develope...
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I have a tenant who came by way of a temporary housing agency. Their son burned their house and the insurance company moved them into a hotel. The temp housing agency found my rental through Zillow and contacted me. I...
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Maybe it was the Mai Tai's in Maui...But I decided 2015 was the year to really put everything into my real estate deals. I figured it was a good idea to start direct mail so I told my friend Michael Quarles what my go...
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Hi BigPocketers
I wanted to ask about a company I recently came across called "National Realty Investment Advisors LLC - www . NRIA . net"
They appear to be based in Secaucus NJ and have been advertis...
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Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...