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If someone is insolvent at the time of a shortsale and is issued a 1099 for forgiven debt, does filing insolvency with the IRS affect a person's credit? Does the IRS report to the credit bureaus? It would seem that i...
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OK, I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY THAT IM NEW TO REAL ESTATE INVESTING. I HAVE DONT NUMEROUS REMODELING JOBS FOR INVESTORS BUT NEVER INVESTED IN PROPERTY MYSELF. I WAS SEARCHING FOR A HOME WHEN I CAME ACROSS A NICE DEAL. I ...
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By popular demand, we've put together a series of educational teleseminars and webinars for real estate investors!
We're kicking off the BiggerPockets Teleseminar Series on Tuesday, May 25 at 9 PM eastern (6 pm pacif...
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I represented buyer and we opened escrow on SS and had some trouble getting financing cuz guidelines changing the fico score requirements. Listing agent was upset it took longer than we first thought. We had loan docs...
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I have been sending out marketing letters to find some wholesale deals (out of state owners.) I am in Phoenix/Maricopa County.
On the letters that come back as undeliverable, I research the assessor's office, treasu...
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Since we're seeing deal flow pick up at my company, I thought it might be helpful to breakdown the acquisition process for anyone that is just beginning to build their portfolio. Every syndicator has a different proce...
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I am an out of state investor (live in CA) and currently invest in two different states (outside of CA). I created a Wyoming LLC and would love your thoughts on the following:
- Do I need to foreign file in each of t...
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I am interested in selling 5 single family rentals and purchasing one multi family property. After reading through a variety of resources on similar scenarios I am left with questions about how to construct a viable s...
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I’ve been asked to make a “best and final” offer on a foreclosure home. The response didn’t give a deadline for my best and final which confused me because in the past I have always been told 48 hours. I offered 86%...
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I have been thinking lately I should just get my license to help streamline some things with my investing and save some money. I see all the online course offerings but this 45 hour requirement isn't quite clear.I hav...