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I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
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I've notice that properties are being sold with the printed line "pending at ink" which means the seller accepted an offer before the property gets released on MLS. What I believe is really happening, is that properti...
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All,
First, thank you in advance for all the insight I will receive from all of you.
My sister and I will inherit our Grandmother's property in New Orleans, Louisiana. The house is paid off free and clear, but we h...
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Short-sale approval obtained a while back... it's Friday, closing is Monday.Purchaser had something come up and now wants to buy a different property and have his "friend" slip in and close on the deal. Assuming the r...
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I always hear folks saying Seattle is not landlord friendly, so I should not buy an investment property in Seattle. But reading up on the tenant/landlord rules, I don't really see any concerns. What is everybody worri...
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Integrity Bank Becomes 10th U.S. Failure This Year
Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Georgia, was closed by U.S. regulators today, the 10th bank to collapse this year amid a surge in soured real-estate loans stemming fr...
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Strategic Group, a major rental housing provider in Alberta, Canada, announced that all new tenants need to show a vaccine passport to live in its properties. Critics claim the renter’s vaccine mandate sets a dangerou...
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I'm a licensed agent in Maryland, and thinking about using bandit signs to procure wholesale property and/or listings. Does anyone know if this is legal? I would of course be buying property as a "personal investment...
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Sorry or the long post. TLDR at the bottom. I am by no means a professional landlord. My wife and I have one rental property in Baltimore, MD, which we only decided to rent out because we bought in 2006 at the height ...
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I have a really cool situation where I'm acquiring a SFR in a major tourist destination town. I will own the property free and clear. It needs some cosmetic renovation but I'm having a hard time finding a lender for...