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I'm beginning the process of evaluating different locations to start my portfolio in Northern Virginia, so I thought it would be a good idea to defer to the knowledge of the BP members who invest in this area.
I'm cu...
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Hi,I need some help trying to figure out what to do. I sold a property on May 30th and am holding a first mortgage for the buyer. The buyers attorney did a Title search at the local town offices on May 9th and was tol...
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So after tooling around these forums for a while, conducting many searches, and reading a lot of posts I have seen something that has come up often but not yet been addressed (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Everyon...
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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
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hi everyone this is a follow up to my previous question i am thinking that if i have to pay this realtor that is representing the seller 6 percent i might as well get my own realtor to represent me. mainly because th...
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Hello,
I am a senior in college finishing up my last semester. In July I am starting my career in investment banking in Chicago.
During this downtime I have invested nearly all of my time into learning about real es...
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Hi everyone! I am interested in acquiring my first rental property through Rent to Retirement turnkey company. I am still renting an apartment for myself. Would it be smarter to buy a house for myself to live in befor...
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Specifically interested in knowing how he is able to secure these HUD homes at such a low cost (he states that it is a secret tactic he uses.)
Any insight appreciated!
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I have an apartment complex in which one of my tenants has apparently gotten bed bugs. She told my office manager two months ago. As soon as she told the office mgr, the office mgr called me. I immediately calle...
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Does anyone know whether you need to be licensed to invest in notes? I am getting conflicting info. I would like to invest my own money but would ALSO like to find note holders and connect them to institutional note b...