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Disclosure: I represent Affinity Loss Prevention Services, the chosen loss prevention partner of NREIG/AGMThis question and a few items came up in another thread and warranted further discussion.@Gautam Venkatesan @Da...
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This post relates primarily to California:
Hard money loans are often made at rates that exceed usury interest limitations. On hard money loans, California trust deeds can be exempt from usury interest limitations u...
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Hello everyone, I am in the process of buying my first real estate investment property and I am hoping to gain some insight into a particular situation that I have found myself in today.A little information about the ...
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I have been poking around the wholesaling industry for a few months. Everyone I meet seems like they are either too busy to guide me through this or they don't really know what they are talking about. I have a few que...
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So, I am fishing around on the county auditors sight to look at some maps where I recently rehabbed a property and I come across a "phantom" cul-de-sac. All the lots have been divided, but none are developed. Some are...
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I notified a potential tenant via text that their application was denied after the $35 tenant screening service revealed an active, open bankruptcy (<6 months) (as well as two prior dismissed bankruptcy filings), a...
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Hi folks - I am looking for a standard contract I can use with a GC for a new build. Basically looking for an easy to understand and implement set of performance requirements, timelines / phases, CR definitions and te...
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The lease signed by one of my inherited tenants contains a strict non-smoking policy that includes a clause citing a $200 fee per incident. I hadn't really thought about enforcing this policy until very recently, when...
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Hello Biggerpockets members,I wanted to post something to kind of caution others about choosing their CPA. This is happening to a family member (they do not invest).Last night, a family member received a letter from t...
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The US Treasury Department on November 30th announced plans on how to streamline Short Sales. Most agree, although the administration continues to spin it as a success, that the Making Home Affordable program has been...