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Hello, everyone
My business partner and I are new to REI and and still learning. Just wanted to know what are good ways to find realiable contractors for fix and flips?
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My first exposure to the idea of real estate investing and financial education came in the form of a book recommendation in June of 2014.Most of you probably haven’t heard of it, as it isn’t very well known.It’s calle...
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I am looking at a house in Skokie, Illinois where the asking price is $205k. It needs roughly $35-$40k in rehab work. The comps seem to indicate the house may get an ARV of $300k tops (conservatively $290k). I w...
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Who recommends getting a Real Estate License before first investment? If so, what is the best place to get licensed?
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Hello!
I'm looking to buy my first investment property, and I've been scanning through a bunch of markets to find a place that would be suitable.
I've been looking in Jacksonville, because I found an Springfield are...
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Hi Community,I have been thinking of some creative financing ideas and this one has been intrigued. Would it be legal to wholesale a family members home (est. 1M), and receive a fee for the wholesale services? Theoret...
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I've finally decided to start my training this month so I can get my CA real estate license, but immediately I discovered a problem with my plan. I was told that in CA I cannot sell RE without working for a broker. Is...
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HI. i have a RE agent to list my rental house. we got an application and now i asked my agent to do a background and credit check. I asked him to use a tenant screening tool i saw online that . he told me that he only...
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I'm looking to get into real estate investing but I live in Los Angeles. Finding cashflow opportunities is next to impossible at this time, and even when you find decent looking numbers the sale price gets bid up way ...
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I initially tried posting this in the Indiana Discussion forum, but it wouldn't allow it.I am, and have been, working on getting into REI, but have been dealing with a significantly bad case of Paralysis-by-Analysis.I...