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Hello,I have recently rekindled an old friendship with a friend whom I happened to meet at a local coffee shop one day. We started talking about our careers and he told me that he started a real estate business and wa...
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I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...
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Having flipped since 2004 in this market, I held the belief that the General Contractors were the problem. So in 2016, I decided to see if I could be my own GC and it turned out to be a total disaster. So as of August...
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I called my mortgage broker this week and learnt about yet another emerging trend that gave me goosebumps! He told me that the agency lenders are now becoming more particular about having key principles on deals the...
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I have not got into investing yet although I am serious, I've read many books , listen to audio tapes every day in the car, watch those corny "flip that house" shows.
I am 20 years old just starting to build credit, ...
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Would a month's rent for 2 adults living in a property be adequate Security deposit? (I plan on raising deposit by $500 which is 1/3 of month's rent for each addtl adult, such that 2 adults = $1500, 3 adults = $2000 d...
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Thought this was an interesting article:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/australia.right.to.die/index.html
I know that most people here believe that the government should have absolutely no control over ...
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Hello all, I hope I selected the right sub-forum! Im happy to report that within 2 months of starting my REI search, I will hopefully be adding 3 more investment properties to my portfolio within the next 30 days. I m...
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This probably doesn't affect a whole lot of folks, but if nothing else its a good sign as far as the appellate court's view of excessively overreaching ordinances:https://courts.illinois.gov/Op..."It is evident that t...
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Hi All! First time posting here. I have been studying and researching this method and would love to get my foot in with my first property. I have been looking for some great deals that I can get creative with my first...