Interested in finding out more about the Wilmington North Carolina area also including Southport, Hampstead, and Holly Ridge. Looking for a possible buy and hold rental unit.
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so I'm delving into my first deal, I just got approved for 220k on a zero down VA loan. I have not looked yet, just starting out, but I have a strong interest in multi family housing, living in one and renting out the...
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Wow, wow, wow, wow
I went over to Zillow and posted a little advice in there consumer question/ advice area, and BAM.....I was brutally attacked from all sides!!!
Those folks are gloom & doom to the nth power!!!...
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On a different thread, I was challenged by my usual sparring partner @Eamonn McElroy. Our purely theoretical disagreement was over a $100k excavator to be used in a rental business, which I'd call a stretch to even co...
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Hello,I live near Boone & also spend a lot of time in Cornelius. I'm here to learn about real estate because it seems like a tangible investment that I can understand. Real estate is a very big part of the local...
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I'm in a tricky situation with my first deal.I closed on an investment property in Georgia and about 10 days later the lender is saying that the deal violates a Fannie Mae guideline in that the cash back at closing ex...
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An interesting case rose in the state of California this year regarding a bankruptcy lawyer who utilized DocuSign for many official legal documents. Paul Bains, the lawyer who leveraged DocuSign for bankruptcy petiti...
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Is your money in general better in real estate then in the bank?
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I'm in Oklahoma. My mother-in-law fully owns around 30 properties which I and my wife have been leasing and managing for a couple of years after my FIL's death. I was recently told that the laws say that ONLY the ow...