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I have a few HOT TAKES on this recent NAR Settlement News
1. Buyer's agents won't wait long to get into written agreement with a Buyer. Right now, many agents don't sign any agreements until they sign an offer. With ...
Hi everyone, my name is Michael I'm 14 years old and I live in westchester county in New York. I want to start some sort of llc or other corporations so I can sign contracts and invest in real estate before I'm 18, wh...
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I just got my first contract signed. I was informed from another wholesaler that I should not have turned in my EMD to any title company cause if the deal fails I could be charged up to $2000 by title companies for t...
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I've got these two young kids that moved in and signed a 4 year lease. We had just completely remodeled the unit, new bathrooms, new kitchen cabinets, granite countertop, new microwave and fridge, sinks, faucets, plum...
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Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
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We are in escrow on a duplex zoned R2 that has a detached garage that was converted into an additional unit without permits. The housing department states that it needs a new certificate of occupancy because it's no l...
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I know this is probably border line - privacy issue - if not fully frowned upon. :-|The title of my post - these tenants had no respect for the property - why doesn't there exist (again, venting) something that landlo...
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We're going on 3 properties, and I'm wondering where others store their reserves for their rental properties? My general rule of thumb was 6 months of PITI, which I have in a savings account. As we go to 3 properties,...
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