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Hello, I’m under contract for my 3rd property, a REO. Its a financing and my lender wants an appraisal. Problem is, we are finding issues in the house. For one, the plumbing froze in a few spots and the lender wants t...
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We run background and credit checks on our tenants. The first tenants that applied for a place we have for rent were section 8. We have developed a policy that we do not accept tenants:- with misdemeanors less than 8 ...
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Hello,
I wanted to give back to the bigger pockets community and share the step-by-step process I followed to purchase an off-market, no-money-down deal.
Step 1: Locating off-market properties.
On my commute to ...
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I have about 70 off market vacant properties & im having the hardest time finding a number or address of the owner.
I search google, sometimes I get lucky, most of the time it’s a dead end.
Also, I have this LL...
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I have about 75 doors about 85% SF. looking at making a purchase of 95 more doors with 90% being multi units. I was curious on how everyone does the viewing process of a vacant property? do you make potential tenan...
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Hello BP! I have been reading a ton of real estate books and recently finished all of the podcast episodes on bigger pockets. I am looking to land my first investment property for a buy and hold and think the best way...
I invest remotely. Both sides of the pond would be a British way of putting it.
I find that the Internet and computers have greatly improved the ability to deal with property when not local.
I am also a Macintosh us...
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Has anyone ever used Microbilt as a skiptracing resource? What are your thoughts on Microbilt? Is there another skiptrace resource anyone could recommend?
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I'm a new investor and I've honed in on my methods for finding leads - drive for dollars, whitepages to get the phone number, etc. I've found a home that I believe can be a home run deal - a small house (roughly 750-8...
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I'm new to this business but what are the biggest pit falls with Section 8 Tenants? I live in and my rental units are in Maryland.