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Hello Everyone,I am new to RE investing and am closing a deal by end of next week. I was almost a victim of mortgage scam and wanted to share my experience here so that it can help new investors.Background: I closed a...
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I read recently, Forbes I think, that his move to LA brings in 400 million new cash and 3000 jobs. That is insane and does that mean Cleveland loses 3000 jobs...or did Cleveland see any economical impact when he came ...
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I am brand new at this. I noticed that to maintain the community standards that we can not ask for private money lenders or hard money lenders. I want to stay complicit to that. However, I was wonde...
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This isn't exactly a question but I noticed there are some people on this site who are active and inactive for quite some time. So rather than individually clicking on each member I feel this is a bit more productive ...
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Hey guys, what's the value add for buyers' agents doing a property search in NYC vs a buyer just directly doing it directly on any popular search site?Do you guys screen via special private brokerage databases and wha...
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I'm lucky. I've been an investor for 4 years in AZ, have 12 units and just now am having my first bad tenant experience. This tenant was consistently late with rent, but had made good faith efforts and stayed in com...
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Does anyone know the Virginia laws regarding taking pictures of the interior of an occupied rental unit during a routine inspection of the unit? I've given the tenant proper written notice and will be conducting the i...
I have a rental property in the state of WA. My tenant gave a one month of the security deposit when he moved in last year. His start date was Aug 15th, 2019. So every 15th, he used to deposit his rent promptly. He wa...
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Hey BP,I've been riding my bike around town trying to develop an eye for distressed properties.I've been seeing some worn out roofs, holes in the wood right under the gutter, and general lack of maintenance/outdate st...
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Presently, I've noticed a surge in foreclosures emerging in Tampa Bay. I'm curious if this uptick is due to many investors being involved in hard money loans and now facing the need to refinance, unexpectedly encounte...