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Here are some questions that I have: These are about negotiation with real estate and specifically is about receiving phone calls from advertising for buying homes. okay, so first question1. Is it better to ask the b...
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Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
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So, I was at a CMA class today at my local Board and I was directed to a piece of the TREC Rules that would apply to ALL licensed Brokers and Salespersons who do any kind of investing.
Per TREC, wh...
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Property was purchased at auction like 2 months ago by some real estate agent at $86k (great deal, huh) who "Manages" a property company and is also the listing agent for the property I want. I called the listing brok...
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So myself and a friend are looking at buying homes from the trustee sales here in OC and LA county. We have met quite a few people who would be glad to use our money and split the deals 50/50. We don't want to do th...
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Just wondering what people think about this. I mean, technically, a wholesaler is not buying houses, they are making a contract and selling that contract. What do you think?
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Hi guys I was thinking about this today and just wanted to ask this question and see what your opinion on the matter is. Many people in and out of real estate frown upon wholesaling. There are so many negative stigma...
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I haven't started investing yet since I am still saving up to start. I want to use this time to learn as much as I could. I live in San Francisco and the market here is crazy. I was looking into homes to buy and hold ...
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This is a personal issue, not an issue with an investment of mine, but it involves rental real estate so I thought I'd ask for input from the community experts.
Several years ago my family went to a lawyer ...