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Hello everyone I perused the BP community in the forums section to determine if gold as hard assets (with the ability for liquidation) would have application as collateral for doing a real estate deal. I am a collecto...
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The expert consensus is that a campaign should include about 5-7 mailings. Statistics show the majority of the deals come from the 5th mailer and beyond. @Dev Horn has, on several occasions, stressed the importance of...
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Working on a cash out refinance for two investment properties in DC. Credit agencies aren't reporting correct revolving credit line balances/utilization and lender is suggesting rapid rescore to increase fico. There's...
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I’d love to hear if your biggest home runs have been from: a) buying an existing STR, tweaking it with your own unique skill set and applying your experience-proven enhancements to be a top performing property, orb) c...
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Hello,I have been interested in becoming a real estate investor for a few years now, and I am ready to get it started. Does anyone have or prefer any whole sellers in the Atlanta area? Also, I'll take any tips and tri...
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I just had a consultation with someone who has the following story. Classic example of a prohibited transaction. Sometimes I hear arguments against “checkbook control” that custodian is there to protect your IRA and p...
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Hi there,Has anyone has a property pass/ fail the mandatory Lead inspections in Cleveland and any tips for me?I have two properties due for inspection by Sept.I heard having windows painting and a HEPA cleaning helps ...
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I want to hear your thoughts on how you calculate the risk of failure for investing in real estate. As someone who has invested in equities my whole life I was trained to look at the WACC value or Beta of risk based o...
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Hi All,I'm a new investor located in Orange County, CA. With the usual caveats in mind -- i.e., this doesn't constitute legal advice / consult your CPA, attorney, etc. -- I wanted to get a sense for how experienced in...
since the party is over now and there is no easy money to be had by non qualified borrowers, we as investors are going to need to continuously come up with innovative and creative means of financing to get deals done....