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Hey everyone, I’m working to get my first property under contract. The sellers are attached homeowners who’s pricing is completely out of range. They’re very stern on their price listed yet have bumped down the price ...
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Hi BP,What are some ways you keep expenses low in an office/retail building? I have heard updating the lighting to led is a huge savings on electric bill. It’s a 1930’s building w retail on bottom floor(they pay utili...
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Hello all,I am currently in the process of trying to fill a vacancy in my first ever rental unit and i wanted some advice.Unit StatsLocated in Albany Park Neighborhood in Chicago4bd/2bth Duplex with separate living an...
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I think that the market has been spiraling into recession well over the last three or four quarters. Technically, I believe we are in a recession now but the media is keeping it quiet. The holiday shopping,GDP decreas...
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isn't it safe to assume while putting deals together for buy and hold that rents will decrease from current highs. In my area rents are 1250 for 3bd/2bth, which was acceptable when homes were 350K, but with homes no...
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Should I shop around for a better interest rate or take the first offer I get? I know they run my credit every time and I don’t want to keep taking hits but at the same time if I get a good lender then I’ll stick with...
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So just a hypothetical situation. What if your home appraises for higher than ask price? Does that get built into equity to remove PMI Faster if I put 10% down. Seems like a simple math equation that 80% of the spread...
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I am working on an off market deal where the seller is wrapping up a ch 13 Bankruptcy that ends in September. The bank dropped the loan on the home however, based on what I am being told them home is in the bankruptcy...
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The time to buy in Austin continues to be sooner than later. Don't wait for some bubble to burst. It has not happened in 40 years. Not through the dot.com bust, oil bust, housing crisis, Austin's economy is setup f...
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Had Insurance thru Mercury a Commercial account with 6 sfr properties and have been canceled because of safety issue . and was fixed but not in the time frame they wanted. and they canceled me completely. no claims...