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Selecting a loan officer in brief…For experienced home buyers, I want to quickly lay out my strategy for picking a loan officer. Subsequently I’ll go into the detail for those interested or less experienced with the ...
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Ok, I got you to look but I did get that from purchase to sale price. I have some costs and what not which decreased my return to about 800%. Here is the story. I live in the Denver Metro area. Property is expensive a...
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In January I will have about $35,000 freed up to invest. I am a retired government worker with a pension and I have ZERO real estate experience, other than my own home. The government pension means I need a second so...
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I am considering using the company Rent Recovery Service for some collections and wanted to get some feedback from others.According to their website their flat fee service reports to Experian, Equinox and Transunion o...
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Hi everyone first off very excited to be on here and excited to learn more about real estate investing. My situation is kinda weird as I started out in real estate about 1 year ago, I got into short-term rentals and h...
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I was just looking at a deal that was a 7% cap, but it was based on projected NOI after I renovate it. Is this common that brokers and sellers advertise this way?By the time I renovate it and sell it (assuming a sim...
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Hi All,
I own a rental property in Wellington managed by myself remotely from CA. I have been having a difficult time finding reasonable handyman in the area.recently i had new tenant move in and she found some issue...
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While I greatly respect accountants, I want someone to explain why they're worth the fee for 90% of buy and hold investors. This year my refund was $3,800. My total tax prep fee was approx $4,200 (not unusual if you a...
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This is purely hypothetical but I had an idea that I could explore if it's even legal. My idea is to work with RE investors/buyers, and use my available funds to provide a proof-of-funds letter for their deals, and c...
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If not, then you probably have not visited Dubai. Wifey and I returned a week ago from a land tour and cruise in the Arabian Sea. We visited several locations in Oman and two of the seven emirates in the united Arab e...