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I just got an email stating they can assist me with an unsecured business line of credit with 0% interest rate with $250,000 line of credit.
Is this a scam?
If it is, how do I acquire business line of credit the rig...
This is currently happening to me right now. I started moving forward with the 1st Private Lender (Robin Ostrom, claiming to be CEO/Lender for Mortgage Lending Services LLC). We have continually had bad phone connecti...
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I’ve just learned about the existence of wholesaler franchises, such as HomeVestors (the Yellow “We Buy Ugly Houses” guys). The numbers presented to me seem too good to be true, especially when using an already traine...
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I would like to report Xplicit Home Loan (https://www.xplicithomeloan.com/) for fraudulent activity. I saw their Facebook post promoting their quick collaborative mortgage service and decided to try it for a property ...
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I am not sure if all stayed require due diligence money but I think it's just a scam. I have waisted money just to do inspections on as is properties. Yes it's better than buying a money pit but it's adding up. Is...
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So, this is in the news now-days. Here are a few thoughts - feel free to jump in:I've often said that I think it's kinda naughty when people charge $30,000 for real estate education. My rationale is as follows:Real es...
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If you get a connection from a Artur Smirnoff or an email from sirartursmirnoff@hotmail, please report him as SPAM and Fraudulent. His phone number comes back to elder lady in Alabama. Still trying to reach her, she...
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Hey there, I've been house hacking for a year, which has been great, but I've had a few issues with the house. I need to fix the garage, garbage disposal, and there's possibly mold in the attic (don't know how true th...
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Public Service Announcement I was scammed by a company called Xplicit Home Loan they offered me a loan of $280K for an investment property I was looking into. They claimed to be a private money lender. After sending t...
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Wondering if it’s normal for lenders to ask for a loan origination fee of approx. $1200. What is the usual ways you deal with this transaction? I suggested giving the funds to an attorney in trust and releasing them a...