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Can you rely on MLS listings to find good investment deals or is it the case that any really great deal is going to be got before it ever gets listed?
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Hello all.
Shopping around for an appraisal on a simple duplex in NE Portland and I'm getting back quotes of $1500 and almost 2 month turnaround times. I bought the property 3 years ago and paid $500 for the apprais...
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HI BP! Any and all strategies and ideas as welcome!! Before jumping into this question, some background for the readers. I am stuck in Analysis Paralysis and need some idea generation to help me move past it from more...
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So how has vivid affected wholesaling, in my I am working on a few shorts with an investor I work with and the auction courts have been closed, also the governor is pretty much looking to shut everything down so how a...
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My grandfather left me a home. It is a brick ranch style 3br/2bath home. No mortgage. It needs some upgrades. Is it possible to BRRRR this property? I know I can pull out a HELOC (or at least I think I can). Once I ha...
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Hey BP iv already made an intro but my names Landon and i'm 19 and i finally created for myself a 5yr plan to financial freedom. I was hoping you guys could critique this because most of this im sure is wish washy. bu...
for the past couple months while working on my fixer, on the sidelines had been dealing with alot of stray cats on the property (its a huge lot for the area) and 'catching' the feral cats and taking them to the shelte...
Have any of you ever had a tenant offer to pay you 12 months upfront? It sounds like the potential tenant is selling their house. They are also self employed but showed low income (technically does not meet our monthl...
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BP'ers,I am writing what I am going to call my first post on this topic. I am currently living in Massachusetts and actively looking to move back to NC shortly. I lived in Raleigh, NC for about 4 years and it was gr...
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Greetings, Long story short I'm currently renting an apartment, but I'm looking for a property to move into, but to also rent out in 1 year, and continue to build my real estate business. I am familiar with 203K loans...