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As most of you know, Sacramento is a super competitive market right now. Every time a new listing hits the MLS, it's literally a matter of hours before the first offer rolls in (and several more after it), which makes...
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It seems like in every asset class there a few mentorships/programs to choose from but in commercial it's kind of scarce. Can anyone recommend one that they have personally used and had good results?
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When analyzing a multi family property for potential house hack, should I expect cash flow in the first year or would it be acceptable to not cash flow until I move out? Does this also mean the 2% test and 50% rule wo...
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Has anyone had any experience purchasing a bank owned property where the bank will not cooperate with turning on utilities?
This is a new deal and the bank has accepted my offer, but is not willing to turn on the wat...
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I'm sure there are a few posts for this floating around, but I wanted to bring it up again and open up some ideas.
How do YOU get the banks to accept your offer, either short sale or REO?
My first (and only, to da...
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A realtor I took a course from in college always impressed upon us to use an inspector you hire and not the one your realtor suggests. That there is too much room for a conflict of interest. Thoughts? Is this a positi...
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Hey all,
Today I’m wondering if hand writing direct mail letters is worth it. Will hand writing the letters have a large affect on the potential sellers showing them I mean business? Of course once I scale up my busin...
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Hey guys,So I recently got out of my 3rd deal in Cicero, IL (Chicago Land Area). I’ve gone through the process 3 times (Offer accepted, appraisal, inspection) and for some reason something always needs to come up. So ...
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Hey everyone,My wife and I want to buy a house out in Kansas. Good area, cheap properties. We found a property for $57K. Had it inspected and so far there's not a lot of work that needs to be done. However... the gas ...
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I am a first-time home buyer and got an offer accepted to house hack. I had an inspection recently and I have no idea how to evaluate some of the items on it. I have done some research, but I would love to get perspec...