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Hey BP,I'm in the process of hiring my first contractor (for major renovations). I've worked with contractors in the past but for smaller jobs as I typically do most of the work myself but now it's requiring some lice...
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I just want to give a shout out to @Zarak Sharwani. There have been many occasions where we were in negotiations of a purchase price and the Seller has wanted more money for the property and the deal falls apart becau...
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Hi Community! I'm a newbie investor in Pittsburgh and thought I'd introduce myself!I've had a long and successful career as a business analyst for IT departments primarily in the world of Finance, but I've had a long-...
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Hello Everyone!!
Ain't I glad I found this forum!!!
I am orginally from Scotland. I relocated to the States 14 years ago. Love the country, the people and never plan on moving back!!
I currently own one property in...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $215,000
16930 Clan MacGregor, Houston, TX 77084
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Hey Bigger Pockets, Quick question for you here that I would love to get some feedback on with regards to a property I recently came across...1. There is an owner listed as well as two co-owners for a property. The "m...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) private money loan investment.
Purchase price: $100,000
Cash invested: $20,000
I executed my first private money lending deal, the loan is still open b...
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We met the reserve and won the bid. I know no sale is final until seller signs, but we were the highest bidders and met the reserve price. 9 business days had passed and they called me after numerouse requests for an ...
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I recently started listening to the podcast and wanted to make some connections to other people on the forums. Let me know if there's a group of people in Portland. I've only done one deal so far (triplex in 2008 that...
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I am working on a deal for a MF property. The seller seems to be very disorganized or pretending to be. Bottom line he has provided a PL statement but from his own excel program. Says he isn't filing his tax return ti...