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I'm in a bit of a pickle on closing right now. I was under contract for a duplex for $165K "as-is, where-is" but on the home inspection, we discovered a leaking pipe in the bathroom which was flooding the bathroom/ad...
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So was listening to an economist today that specializes in working with REITS and other top players in the industryhe got on MFHis point was as things shake out.. A and B rents will go down and C renters will leave ...
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Did anyone ever bought a multifamily in southern California as their first investment?
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Before we took control of our own acquisition one of our earlier suppliers was Memphis Investment Houses and their property management company owned by Terry Brown. Terry appears to have skipped to Chicago, (accord...
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I read Aftershock, the latest edition, by the brothers Wiedemer. It was fairly dark, much about our economy being a multi-bubble economy, the weakness in housing for various reasons (including the 50% or so cash tr...
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Excited to get started investing in real estate, but would like some advice on best first steps.
I live in a very expensive metro area, which is why investing in a different area is attractive. I am con...
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In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...
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I am posting this to save anyone else from the hellish experience I had with Brian Gibbons. I am re-disputing it because while American Express was in my favor they said that 'stripe' the payment processor was not and...
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Yay for having Military Investing Forum!
Off the top of my head, these are some of the most common questions/answers/issues that come up when trying to use a VA loan to purchase a 2-4 unit property. Basically my only...
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In November my tenants failed to pay their rent and my PM started the eviction process. Today I received a notice that eviction is set for Christmas Eve.
What do you make of that?
Would you suggest to the constabl...