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Hey everyone, and thanks in advance for your help.I am absolutely brand new to real estate, living in the DC area. I do have a lot of "roundabout" knowledge of real estate because I've listened and read many hundreds ...
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I currently own the home I'm living in now. I used a VA loan in conjunction with CHFA and a buy down to pay 3.875 the first year, 4.875 the second, and 5.875 years 3-30.
Now here's the thing... I want to buy my fi...
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Just closed on my first house hacking deal (duplex- living on one side and renting the other). I know there are some tax advantages involved (currently my next reading topic). It makes sense to me that opening a sepa...
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When it comes to the profit structure for a syndication consisting of a sponsor, general partner, and limited partners, typical splits are 30/70 SP/LP and then increasing the sponsor's split under a waterfall. However...
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Hello BP Family.
First as foremost, thank you BP for all the content the team is constantly putting out. It is the daily notification on podcasts, YouTube videos, Instagram, etc., what motivates me to stay engaged.
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Hi,
I've heard a lot of closing terms that are quite confusing to distinguish.
For example, simultaneous closing, back-to-back closing, double closing (I think it's doing 2 separate closing, one between AB, and an...
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I have my first appointment with an expired listing. we spoke on the phone, he said he might be ready to list, not sure with me or not. i told him i would like to stop by either way incase i have a buyer that might ...
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OK, so I have a note that is paying me $199.54 per month.
I have offered to sell 12 of those payments to an investor at 8.0% interest.
So if:
N = 12
I = 0.67
PMT = 199.54
FV = 0
PV = $2293.87
So, in order for the ...
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I am currently marketing to absentee owners through direct mail. My question is:If I include in my direct mail piece that I will offer a cash referral fee to someone if they refer someone they may know who is a motiva...
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Hi, I'm trying to pursue a licensing course in California to become an agent. I thought that an online option would be more convenient, but I'm really not sure which school would be the best. I've done a bit of resear...