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To all real estate investors, what did you prepare before you made your first property purchase? Did you create a company name, business website, business card etc. What do you wish you would have been more prepared f...
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Hello, I was considering buying vacant land in Texas and selling with seller financing. However, when I read over some of Texas law I see this:1) S.A.F.E Act - Seller is required to be licensed (Residential Mortgage ...
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Hey everyone,
Hope it's a good morning.
For single and multi-family properties do you typically have a gross lease where your tenant pays a fixed amount every month or a net lease where your tenant gets the water, t...
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Hi, I'm currently Underwriting a deal. Rents are below market value. I don't have to do any rehab I can Increase the rents as is. My question is do i still underwrite the NOI, Cap rate for current rents or Market rent...
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Is it legal to post a sing stating that you will only rent your room in your house to a female?
How many of you are using drones in your real estate marketing? Do you think it is worth the cost of the drone/video editing software?
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Longview.
Purchase price: $210,000
Cash invested: $20,000
8 unit apartment building. All 2 bed/ 2 baths.
How did...
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I’m in the process of doing a complete rehab and the house is down to the studs. Plumbing, HVAC and electrical is starting as I wanted to get some suggestions on things to do since there are no walls and we are starti...
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Hello BP users
I am in the middle of an auction.com deal
I am the highest bidder and the seller accepted my bid.
I tried to engage a lawyer and he said that he will not work on auction.com deals as they are very diff...
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How do I know if a private lender is a scam artist? I'm worried about sending an application fee if I can't find their website or they don't post much.