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Will someone explain to me what it means to "open escrow". Thanks, Mario
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Hello Everyone, I wanted to ask a few questions to get some direction. I'm new to real estate investing I still work my full time job but the reason I'm here is to get some help on a possible deal that kinda fell righ...
We are using Podio for organization in our real estate activities. Up until now it has worked well in organization acquisition, rehab, marketing, sales and even rental leads. We have a need to organize investors for s...
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Hello BP!I’ve had a 20+ year career in commercial real estate, primarily in lending. I’ve worn a number of hats—commercial mortgage originations, syndication, securitization, etc and was once a CFO for an affordable ...
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I read in the beginner book on this site that when you search realtor.com you are actually searching the MLS. But I've also read that realtor.com doesn't show the listings as fast as the MLS. I have also read that ...
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My wife and I are trying to get all our financing options together. Currently we have private money (close family and friends) as well as pre-approval from our bank to purchase some investment property. I want to expl...
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We are looking at putting in an offer on a short sale that is going to auction in 2 weeks. The agent is requiring us to sign a clause that says no matter what, we are not allowed to back out. This is the exact wording...
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My private lender is having me sign a deed in lieu. If I understand correctly this means that if I default, he doesn't even have to foreclose he can just file the for the deed to transfer to him.
Now, what is...
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I am a newbie with zero experience and looking forward to getting my first SFH to househack in the DFW area using FHA loan. I contacted a lender, and the lender has a third party credit repair program to help build my...
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Can anyone recommend a CPA in Illinois to help with advising on best Corp structure for tax purposes in Illinois? Thank you in advance!