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Just as investors seem to be wading back into the real estate market, the headlines could give many reason for pause. On the Oregon & California Coasts' I've written fairly extensively how the investor market for ...
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Hi everyone,
Alongside being new real estate investor in Indiana, and planning to utilize a buy-and-hold rental property strategy. I'm also a skilled handyman and was considering offering my services to other investo...
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Hi, just went in escrow for my first flip. I’ll work with small teams by area as opposed to one GC. Should I ask the contractor quotes for floors, paint, landscape to include materials? Some are saying I should g...
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I have a 15 year old SFH with beige / almond outlets, switches, and face plates. The home has been painted inside with relatively updated colors; walls are SW Accessible Beige and trim / doors are SW Alabaster white....
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was another offspring from the Dodd Frank Act, a legislation that is well-hated among mortgage professionals in America. These new controls under the CFPB have put unne...
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Howdy! I'm a corporate financial analyst looking to begin my long journey of acquiring wealth for my fiancé an I's future. We are currently living in Virginia, but plan on settling down back in Texas after our JD and ...
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I'm sure some of you may have heard of the book or course "The Banker's Code" by George Antone. I have read the book, and this is what I took away from it. If you want to become your own "personal bank" so to speak as...
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Hello allI just had someone reach out about renting one of my properties to use as a group home or adult care home housing adult males.Has anyone done this and what has your experience been? Are there addition condit...
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I became permanently, totally disabled from 26 years of Federal service in January of 2007. Remained current for approximately 1.5 years, middle of 2008. Bank of America/Countrywide told me I had to be 3 months behind...
I have my first CRE lead and I’m trying to put together a questionnaire. I started to come up with a few questions but being that I’m new, I’m not sure of what to ask so I could get all the details I would need. I wou...