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My realtor told me that in rder to buy a reo property the bank wants 1oK in earnest money. The arv is $400k, and i will be offering 15ok. I told him the most I would offer is 2k. He said that the banks ask for 10k be...
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Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
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Hello everyone,
just starting out in real estate investing and this site which has been a great read by the way.. so I almost fell for the bus tour 30k event in sunny California when I went to Armando's 3 day...
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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
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Hi BP Community! I have just joined and been listening to the podcasts and diving into the idea of REI the past few months. Both my husband and I work in the film industry so we are pretty tied to this location for ...
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So I've contemplating for years now whether to roll extra cash that I use to fund my TSP (military 401k) into mortgage payment and pay it off faster. So far I've been maxing out TSP as I understand its tax advantages,...
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Should I waive the late fee and accept partial payment for a nurse who works for the government? She “said” her hours were cut at work durning the shutdown, however she never missed a check while the government was sh...
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I will be getting my real estate license very soon (approximately 2 weeks). I currently work full time in the RE industry (not as an agent) but will probably start out as a part time agent on the side doing open ho...
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We’re approaching the end of 2022 and there is NO better way to lock in your goals than a BiggerPockets Bootcamp.
Fall Bootcamps are officially open for enrollment!
If you’re ready to make 2022 your best year yet,...
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We are closing in a few days on a bi-level duplex. [It is currently empty] Both units have a space for a small stackable washer/dryer BUT there are no dryer ducts/exhausts/vent AND in the upstairs unit the plug would ...