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Here's the back story. Whenever I'm driving anywhere, I'm eyeballing houses looking for potential deals. Recently riding home from a job and spotted an obvious vacancy, so I stopped to check it out. It's been secur...
I am a retired CPA who has become interested in tax lien certificate sales/auctions and tax deed sales/auctions. As I am a beginner, I am looking to glean as much information from this site as I can before I stick my ...
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There are cautionary tells in the pod cast and in the blogs here on BP about how to beat out the competition at auctions and negotiate with contractors. This week, I armed my self with the advice bestowed to me in th...
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It appears that I did get the house I was hoping to. It won't close for 4-6 weeks, which places it at the end of the year, and freezing temps.
My questions are: How do I find out if it has been winterized, since no o...
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What are best ways to go about finding deals with-out using the MLS???
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Hi BP!Happy to say that this is my first post as a member of BP! While this is only my first post on the forum, I have been following many of your posts for the past few months and have gained a wealth of knowledge.I ...
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Hi, We recently bought a property off Tax auction from Sacramento County. The previous owner is still living there and when we approached them with police and learned that they were looking for eviction notice and let...
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Do you guys check with the town to see if there are back taxes and or any liens on the property? I just put my first offer in on a potential flip and I am wondering if I missed looking into this prior to my offer.
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So I read alot about real estate investing. I was a builder about 10 years ago and did 1 flip that was a REO property and it turned out great. I financed that project with a buisness line of credit. Since then I le...
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I'm looking for advice on lending options for a deal I'm considering. I have only one deal under my belt and it was quite conventional, so the more hand holding the better :) The property in question last sold for $71...