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I'm buying my first property in Pennsylvania and am wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a good self storage inspector in the Allentown area. Also, what are typical closing fees? The agent sent me a bill that ...
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I'm in a bit of a quandary at the moment. I purchased a property in pretty bad shape for about $1 million last year and spent about $500,000 on what ended up being a MAJOR rehab project. The city assessed the value ...
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Does anyone know an easy way to find the bank REO properties on MLS? Search keywords? Or do banks list their properties on another site?
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Apologies for the length of this post, summary will be at the bottom. My fiance and I recently moved out of a place that we only lived in for a year. Our landlord did not employ a property manager and so we paid her t...
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Article on Market-Watch:
https://www-marketwatch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/E5127276-1A17-11E7-8755-9AB7B5C1C318
Spoiler alert:
- According to the mortgage bankers association, the a...
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I need to some helping understanding the refinance game once and for all.
These are the details of the property I want to buy:
-Asking price $130,000
-Zoned single family (but was used as a duplex in the past)
-An a...
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May have been done before, but what are some things you've learned over the years you never hear about in real estate podcast or books? I've got a few.This helped me just starting out but moving the mortgage payment d...
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Hello!I am a new investor in southern Wisconsin. I was going to start talking to potential buyers through marketing efforts. Now I am afraid to start marketing because I can't go into the properties and view them wit...
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Dear BPs,
I am a newbie evaluating loan terms from a commercial mortgage broker. I am putting the info below. Need your take on what you think about the terms here.
The property is in Charlotte, NC. ...
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You Can Learn Everywhere, Even Shopping at IKEA!Studying how people and companies that have had tremendous success is a key to your success. We usually refer to this as finding a mentor, getting a coach, or shadowing...