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What do you think about using the listing agent to help facilitate a buy?
For the last three months, I’ve been using a seller’s agent to make offers on a SFR.
But have been outbid on three houses.
For my next...
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So Im going to assume this has been asked a million times, but I was just struggling to figure out the ARV and the costs.I have knowledge on what and how much X should cost and stuff, but when people explain calculat...
Hi Everyone, Such a nice website! Thank You for people who are behind this!We want to invest in Tampa and Clearwater areas.But we stay in CA. But we found a property managers online who are ready even to purchase a ho...
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I really want to purchase the house for sale next to my rental. Unfortunately, the only way I can make it happen is with seller financing, and having a real estate attorney do up the paperwork. I won't have any e...
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RIP John Q. Hammons, 1919-2013
Most here probably don't know of this man, Known as John Q. he passed away last night in his home. He was a small town boy from Fairview, Missouri who became a real estate ledgend. He a...
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When I first started investing (8 years), everyone said it wasn't worth the time nor effort to get your RE License. Too many drawbacks they said.
NOW...I'm seeing a lot of posts and many investors are getting their RE...
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What do you think?Is an active operator with less experience, but a strong deal, a better investment than a more experienced, 'mehh' deal? For example, if you are a passive investor with 100K liquid and are looking fo...
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I'm trying to close on a commerical refi cash out bridge loan with a lender when I found the following 2 questionable clauses.I asked the lender to remove them but he insisted that it was for the purpose of making sur...
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I'm reading @David Greene's book "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing", and am learning a ton from every page. One strategy that he mentions for avoiding getting ripped off by contractors is to shop for and purchase ...
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Purchased a primary residence home in August 2022. We are eager to begin using this property as a long term (3 months at a time) or a short term rental. What are my options for when I could begin renting out this prop...