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I truly believe you shouldn’t pay a loan broker (like me) an upfront fee (i.e. tipping awaitress before you get your meal) but recent experiences make me wonder if paying a fee to a funding source or their representat...
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When going after off market properties, has anyone ever got a phone number off anywho.com?
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i've had a couple accounts in the past with local title companies who gave me online access to their title search service. it allowed me to pull up full title profiles on practically any property. however, since i w...
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Got an update from the city on the proposed Residential Infill Program including some updates and some links that I wanted to pass on:What is this project about?Residential Infill Project is updating Portland’s single...
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Hi guys, my name is Maha, I'm a newbie moved from Australia with my family last year. I thought I will get out of my comfort zone and introduce myself.. I am expecting a baby boy Jan 2nd. I am also in the middle of re...
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Hey everyone. I know some of you, like me, use the SmartThings hub to control various smart devices in your STR's. Samsung will be migrating to a different platform. This has been coming for awhile now but not a lot o...
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Hi BP community!My husband and I are rookie real estate investor based in New Jersey. However, we are considering long distance investing in Tampa, focusing on MTR. I did some research, and Tampa seems a strong and af...
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Hello everybody!
I'm relatively new to the world of real estate investing and would greatly appreciate some help in figuring out my criteria!. I believe I am currently stuck in analysis paralysis for these 2 reasons...
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Hi all,
My family owns 2 properties (1 triplex and 1 mixed-use commercial property) in the Bay Area that we're wanting to sell in order to invest in multifamily commercial property (mostly thinking a large apartment ...
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I have my list of probates and I am unsure of who to mail them to. Should I mail it to the deceased's mailing address or should I mail it to the beneficiary/fiduciary. What is less offensive? I can act as if I don't k...