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I need to understand how a mortgage lender thinks re: short sales when they've been paid a mortgage for 8 years.Situation: Nice 3/2, 1,350 sq. ft. SFR in good location (great neighborhood, near schools, desirable par...
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Hello BP,I have been a member and participant here for a little over a year. I find this site to be so complete and informative that I use it exclusively for my education, inspiration, networking and idea creation.I d...
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Hi everyone,I am new to real estate investing. I decided to purchase my first house for a flip a few months ago. I purchased the house, built in 1950, for $49,000 with funds from my newly formed Self directed IRA set ...
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The following link from Business Insider discusses proposed relief that AirBNB has asked Congress to implement in light of policy changes they have made impacting property owners revenue. https://www.businessinsider.c...
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Almost three years ago I wrote my first forum post, hoping the BiggerPockets community could help me make a decision I had been struggling with. At that time, in 2013, I found myself in an interesting situation; I was...
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HiI recently saw a property on zillow. It is listed as for sale by owner and the asking price is well below the market value of the home. I sent the owner a message and yesterday, got a reply from someone in London cl...
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CITY COUNCIL SET TO VOTE MAY 25, 2021!There has been no public input or opportunity for discussion.If you invest in Toledo, or even have considered doing so, please take a few minutes to express your concern to the ci...
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So I have an offer in on an AS IS property, home inspection found some unforeseen issues, realtor tells me we can't negotiate on price cause it's AS IS. Came to my BP community here, you all encouraged me that this is...
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We have been exploring new ways to increase revenue at our apartment complexes. 90% of our tenants are well below market value on rents. Obviously, we are looking at raising rents but we are also looking at "Rubs" R...