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I have been wondering if there is away to get the funds to purchase real estate by using other peoples money.
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Good Afternoon,
I am a local Real Estate agent and owner of a Small Real Estate Brokerage in Thousand Oaks CA. I have bought and sold real estate for the last 13 years. I Have been very successful in my industry a...
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Hey everyone!I know there is some information contrasting the difference between rental and purchase as primary residence but I want some advice about my particular circumstance. I am in the process of relocating to P...
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I'm going to buy a multi-family property in around 6 months as my first investment and house hack it. I'm using the VA home loan so 0% down and no PMI which helps. I talked to my real estate agent and he told me in th...
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Hi everyone!This is my first time posting and I’m so happy I found out about bigger pockets. I really want to buy my first rental property but I live in Orange County so it way out of my price range. I have 70k saved ...
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What's the best saw/blade combination for removing old steam pipes from a basement (asbestos insulation already removed)? Is there a better option than a sawz-all and a metal cutting blade? Any chance it can be taken ...
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Under current tax law, your building is set to depreciate over 27.5 or 39 years. But many assets like lighting, carpeting and cabinetry depreciate much faster than that.
Which means you shouldn’t have to wait all t...
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Hi everyone!
I have just started out in orange county tax certificate sale, gotten them at a good interest rate :) just wondering did anyone of you get involved in this orange county tax certificate sale?
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have any of you bid on a bear stearns held foreclosed property recently? are they motivated to sell or will they just wait out the downturn and see what happens?
i have two bids in on one property, their agent said ...
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View reportHello BP Fam! -- How often are sellers entertaining owner-financed deals in your market?I'm looking to place my first owner-financed deal/offer and was looking for some input/feedback (I have not yet contac...