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Sometimes people struggle with how to employ negotiating tactics that they read about in real world situations. The BP community has probably collectively negotiated more real estate deals than any other group in the...
So i've been traveling a lot and thinking about significant equity in our properties while on the road. Since the Portland market has been on fire and we've owned 4 properties for 10 plus years we have some very nice...
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Are there any cash investors willing to be open minded for future home owners? Meaning that, throughout my 4 years learning about Real Estate Ive realized that there are so many programs and strategies to help home...
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Hello biggerpocket members,Me and my wife are still relatively inexperienced in the world of Real Estate investing. I considered my self a conservative guy and my strategy is to buy and hold. I have one rental (renta...
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I was discussing with a co-worker the other day and he asked me " If you had a million dollars cash, would you still buy real estate?"What do you say?
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After 8 months and 7 days of waiting for bank approval on a short sale... I'm still waiting. COVID has CERTAINLY not helped but unfortunately, I feel like this is going to make it to the one year mark.
This got me th...
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Can someone please explain to me how, in 2018, we haven't come up with a better process for:1. The real estate title systemBetween title searches and title insurance - the real estate title system is a $15 BILLION com...
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FACT: Borrower asks lender a “favor” to increase their payoff as a way to get hundreds of thousands extra back but NOT given back at closing on HUD, rather under the table directly from lender to borrowers after lende...
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Hi All,I'm hearing from multiple sources that a potential economic downturn is likely to take place in the next term. Everyone has a theory (China's recession, Brexit, cyclical nature of the market, etc.).I figure th...