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I don't know where to start, so I'll try to start from the beginning. :D I've been self-employed in the technology field for about 10 years. I'm reaching middle age. My plan when I struck out on my own a decade...
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I've had all kinds of demands over the years from underwriters including once when Bank of America demanded I provide my actual IRS tax filing extension, not a copy, not a certified copy from my CPA, and not a letter ...
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Just curious whether this is merely another scam by a guru or actually contains valuable material. Website says it's $1 for what honestly appears to be a wealth of information that actually looks pretty helpful. My ...
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/fsba,fsbo,for...i found this property on mls and was wondering why nobody has picked it up yet?makes me wonder if theres something seriously wrong with the property, i guess thats ...
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Finally got a walk thru of the property, now I don’t want to make an offer.This year I have been very intentional about input:- Phone calls- Conversations- NetworkingAfter a conversation with a large local home buyer ...
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Have my eye on a 16 unit that has been hit with a death of owner and now illness of surviving spouse(at least that is what RE agent claims.) Looking at possibly putting an offer in but from what I can tell( I am rely...
There are about a million posts about asset protection, usually having to do with asking how to go about doing it, or what the 'best' strategy is. There may be posts about the topic I'm going to ask, but it's drowned...
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Anybody else, when using financing to buy a rental property, usually HUD/VA etc, find their lenders appraisers will only appraise the property no matter what the market/comps say, for right around the selling price...
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I have read and bookmarked several of the many posts I have read concerning investing in self storage sites. There is one that is for sale in my area and I would be interested.
How many years back should I go...
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When I've been analyzing deals, I've been getting numbers that are way off the 50% rule.I know that that's only a guideline, but I'm not even close. Am I doing something wrong? Or am I being too high on my estimatio...