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Hey all! I have been a lurker for quite some time have personal question.
My question is simple - what motivates you? Why do you do the investing thing, and how do you push through the really cruddy seasons of it?
I...
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I am seeking to exit from real estate by way of seller financing. The properties were originally retail and office, but most recently are apartments, so I assume there is recapture of depreciation (not sure if that i...
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OK, so at this point I'm a newbie.
My orientation is to want to put together deals that are a "win" for everybody involved. When you are talking about wholesaling, wholesaling by definition involves buying properties...
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Call up your mortgage broker! Get your documents together!Average 30yr mortgage rates have dropped from around 4.0% at the end of 2015 to below 3.6% being quoted today. That's 40bp in a little over a month! We are now...
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The 2016 annual Tax Lien auction for Yavapai county Arizona ended last week. I have the raw results data. There may be some slight changes since the official counts come out after all certificates are paid.Number of ...
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Hi all! I'm a long time BP lurker and as one of my 2nd half of the year goals I told myself I would be more active on BP. Being an introvert I have to play to my strengths and BP is a way for me to connect to more lik...
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Does anyone have experience with Countrywide buying foreclosures? Asking because I want to know if the bank will counter an offer I submit on a foreclosure? Or at this time are they too busy? I realtor "friend" tol...
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Hi all - I'm a new investor, looking for buy and hold rentals, been doing some pretty exhaustive financial modeling of deals for the past 8-10 months and am now under contract on a 6bed/3bath, 2700sqft home in Adair P...
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In a previous thread a member had a question about how to compensate their Real Estate Agent & it inspired this post. I believe that Residential Real Estate Investors are one of the most underserved communities by...
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Hi. Haven't been here in a while, love the site. I've been buying a few properties since the 2008 crash and am very happy with what I own. Mostly smallish condo's on the Gulf that can be rented either weekly, monthl...