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Hi everyone!I am new to this forum and to property investment and am interested in starting. I have been doing some preliminary research, and the real estate in Texas seemspretty worth investing. What do you think? I ...
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In today's labor market, we are all hard pressed to find good, reliable, and affordable contractors to renovate investment property. I'm certainly not a newbie, but open to ideas on how to handle a delicate/finesse p...
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Hi all,This is actually a 2 part question for fellow foreclosure investors:1. Mortgage PayoffHas anyone found a way (or pay-service) to obtain a CURRENT mortgage payoff for mortgage/note WITHOUT owners authorization? ...
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I just started to learn about the BRRR, had an investment property in SoCal sold it. As I learn more and more, looking to start building cashflow portfolio.
The more research i do the more it suggested that Calif...
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I have seen so many posts and scam programs from people who can help you "get rich quick" by flipping homes talking about using "other peoples money" to flip homes. Well, as an investor and agent of almost 20 years le...
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Hello everyone,I just wanted to share some of the difficulties I am encountering in obtaining home insurance estimates. I've e-mailed about 10 different insurance agents last Sunday and only 1 got back to me. She prom...
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I have a pretty good questionnaire that I use to interview property managers. It's simple and gets to the point of the important things that I look for and want in a PM.Recently, I came across a situation and wanted t...
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I'm not sure what's going on. Typically for my 2-unit buildings the quarterly water bill is around $40. Both apartments are 2 bedrooms and fully occupied for this price.Last year, I dealt with a huge leak because of a...
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I have been listening to Grant Cardone's podcasts and watching his youtube videos after hearing him on show 108 of the BP Podcast. He says that you should not invest in real estate and do your first deal until you $10...