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Hey Biggerpockets what is going on recently Purchased a house on certificate for deed with $300 principal only payments for 6 months and a balloon payment after that. I remodeled the home in 2 months and basically wan...
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I'm considering purchasing a duplex. It's not a true duplex. What I mean is that it was originally built as a single family home, but now there's a door cut out on the right hand side with stairs up to that door. And ...
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Evening All,We have a property in a flood zone where we need to hire a surveyor and get a flood certificate. The location is in Lombard Illinois a suburb of Chicago in Dupage County. Anyone know of anyone?Keywords: Wh...
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Needs repairs.Back deck rotton,kitchen floor rotton as well.Do i have to hire a contractor or can do myself.And get credit for it i they redeem it after 3 years
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Hi BP community!
My partner and I are UC and our financing for the property has been approved. Unfortunately, it is taking the title company a very long time to obtain tax certs and thus we are "unable to close". It ...
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The following are questions I have in relation to potentially putting a contract on a property to wholesale a deal:I came across a property the owners of which received a Summons & Complaint for the purpose of fo...
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Hello fellow tax lien BP'ers.I bought a few certificates last year at a sale in indiana. These were lower end properties that has all basically been abandoned, but most were in decent condition. Well, one was a part...
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Hello All,Last year during the tax lien auction I won a certificate that I want to repurchase this year but I'm unfamiliar with how to do so. I rebid on the same tax lien for this year's auction at the same rate. Is t...
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We moved to the Savannah area (from Wilmington, NC) and wanted to buy a house/condo downtown to rent out and be able to use occasionally . I recently found that the property has to have the Short Term rental Certific...
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What’s the difference between having a certificate in real estate vs having a license ? I was planning to get my certificate first and then the license eventually, but is it even worth to go for certificate first ? Or...