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Results (418)
Brandon Beale Well crud! Lost my job yesterday.
15 March 2016 | 7 replies

So. Trying to get started. But it seems like life is just tossing one obstacle after another in my way. Yesterday evening I was informed that I no longer have a job. I think the actual reason behind it has to do with ...

Cliff Bailey New Investor from Southern California!
18 June 2017 | 12 replies

Hello everyone! My name is Cliff, I'm a new investor from Southern California looking to get started and do some deals!I've been studying the real estate business, reading these forums and listening to podcasts from B...

Jenna Y. First deal: Estimated Closing Statement from title company (FSBO/all cash): 13% of purchase price. Is this right?
19 June 2014 | 9 replies

Nine days after opening escrow, I received an estimate (actually the Buyer's Estimated Closing Statement) from our title company yesterday. It was emailed to me same morning the fedex package to the Seller went out. I...

Account Closed FHA 203k Rehab loan may soon expand to investors
25 July 2012 | 10 replies

I was just reading that HUD may expand the 203K program to investors.

http://themortgagereports.com/10692/fha-203k-eligibility-may-soon-expand-to-real-estate-investors

Lisa Marie Rat Infestation Not Disclosed
4 August 2016 | 8 replies

I purchased an old home to flip via the MLS with an agent. After the inspection report, nothing came back regarding rats or pests. The day I get the house we start knocking down walls and removed the dropped ceiling (...

Jim K. C-, D, F-class neighborhoods
13 November 2019 | 34 replies

How do you draw the two dividing lines between these three types of neighborhoods? Is the A-D (and sometimes F) system in common use for grading neighborhoods the best possible system for those interested in investing...

Louis Zameryka Under Contract and Mortgage Terms Just Changed
27 April 2023 | 12 replies

I’m under contract for a condo for STR and I underwrote with a typical mortgage but my lender just came back after my initial approval to tell me that as of Jan this year Fannie and Freddie now consider the developmen...

Dan Illes The Disaster That is Canadian Real Estate ... and Lessons From It
5 June 2024 | 29 replies

I wanted to share something that has been going on up here as I believe there are lessons for everyone, and I don’t think this gets coverage at all in the US.
Up here in Canada we have had interest rates increase at ...

Joe S. Who is investing in their own physical health?
18 April 2024 | 141 replies

So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...

Joshua Dorkin Bailouts Now Totaling $10.8 Trillion
16 March 2009 | 30 replies

This morning I heard a report on CNN and was blown away by the numbers.

The total amount that we've borrowed since 2008 in all the bailout plans so far amounts to a RIDICULOUS $10.8 TRILLION!

Check this page out for...