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I keep hearing on content i listen/watch that i should watch out from investing in Cook country, Illinois. Trying to understand why is that, what's "special" about that county. Does anyone have some insight?
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[I am cross-posting this from the real estate sales forums as I think that was not the correct location for the question, please forgive me if this is not appropriate]I'll keep this as drama free as possible.
I met a...
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Greetings,
I am a newbie here. I have some real estate questions and hope to find some answers. I am not in the R.E. business. I have so many questions...I will start with a general one.
Background: About 9 years...
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New to the forums listened to the podcast for a few months. I have a down payment set aside for a property but can’t get a loan because my job history is a little short and I’m self employed but my credit is great. Fo...
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Hi everyone, hope this message finds you well.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to reach out to absentee owners of physically distressed properties. I would either cold call them and then if I can’t reach...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Orlando.
Purchase price: $57,000
Cash invested: $57,000
Purchased half of a duplex located next to a duplex we own and acr...
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Myself and two other partners are looking at purchasing a property in Cabo to use as an Airbnb. All US citizens, however 1 of the partners lives in Cabo and will be hands on manager living at the property full time. P...
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Good morning, I'm getting quite a lot of interested applicants. Which makes me wonder how to handle them all. Should I include an application fee? Seems somewhat mean to take 10 application fees and only award the pro...
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I'm fairly new to investing. I have found a duplex that I am interested in. My realtor cannot provide any comps as a duplex has not sold in the past 5 years. How do I know what price to offer? My realtor thinks the p...
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Good morning BP!
Hope everyone is doing well. I have a couple of questions about Direct Mailing. Im on a tight budget when it comes to marketing, I could do the yellowletters.com route but I'm really into being creat...