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What’s the proper etiquette when shopping mortgage rates? If planning for shopping rates, is it respectful to be transparent and tell the lender/broker that you plan on shopping the rate to get a better deal?
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I found a potential deal but was wondering the process in splitting one lot into two lots.
Right now the property is 2 houses on .9 acres 200k. Each house has street acess.
If i can split them up i coul...
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Hello guys my name is Juan this is my 1st year working as a contractor an I have taken an interest in real estate investing however with no previous work history and no previous filed taxes I know I won't qualify fo...
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Self-directed IRA is an amazing way to take tax-deferred advantage of the cash I have piled up in my 401k, and funnel it into real estate. I intend to take the plunge immediately, but there are so many providers out t...
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Hi all,this is my first post on bigger pockets! I am a realtor/engineer with a couple of short term rental properties in the Dallas/Ft worth area. As of recently, I’ve wanted a change of scenery. I am looking for reco...
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I skip traced my first list from propstream and have 330 contacts. My plan is to text the list, send an rvm the next day to those who haven’t responded, then cold call all the rest who haven’t responded two days later...
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Hi everyone, im new to out of state rental property investment, the places im considering are Indianapolis, Cleveland, OH, Des Moines and St. louis Missouri. im planning to create a team before starting the process th...
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I manage two 11 unit apartment buildings myself but we are planning to move to Florida (from Minnesota!) in a few years. I would hate to hire a PM company to manage my properties. Is is possible (have others do...