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Quick question:
How far in advance should I seek a pre- approval or 'get qualified' for a mortgage loan to purchase a home?
It seems that I have had to pass up at least 2 realtors now because after our first convers...
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I have a seller insisting that the only way he will sell is with a physical bag of cash ($40k or more) under the table so that he does not have to report that income (in Florida). He wants to seller finance a lesser a...
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I am a "Millennial" looking to invest in rental real estate and every time I talk to someone my age about my real estate investing goals they look at me like I'm insane! So that got me thinking, for a lot of Mellenni...
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So, looking into personal time management software for myself, I kept seeing people all over the web talking about Evernote, as if I should just already know all about it, simply by seeing the word "Evernote"! Of cour...
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My rental has been a hit these past two days with many people wanting to come see it with Feb 1st move in date. I received a call today and lady wants to come see it on Monday and she wants to pay rent for a year up f...
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I could not find the post about 'you know you are a real estate investor when you...' so I am posting here.
here are some more I noticed today:
...if you have a thousand keys and you have no idea which house they be...
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Hello!
I have been reading some of the related forum discussion on making "site unseen offers" and I'm still undecided as to what to do. I have a seller that wants to sell her home fast (she is retiring-in he...
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BP Compatriots! My weekly article on the markets coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tubular dudes and dude...
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My wife and I are located on the north Oregon Coast (think Astoria/Seaside), and are relatively new to real estate investing. We have done a condo remodel from studs to rental, and are currently doing a live-in remod...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
I'm in a pretty unique situation right now, and I’d appreciate some guidance. Unfortunately, I lost both my father and a close mentor within the past six weeks, and each left me signifi...