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I have a private lender who is loaning $80,000 at 4% interest paid back at $266 a month for six months with the $80,000 paid back at the end he's charging $800 origination fee is this a scam ?
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I am currently in an exploratory mode and trying to nail some of the best locations to purchase STR properties in. AirDNA is difficult to use for that purpose because you have limited free market searches and purchasi...
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How does earnest money deposits works? As I was reading, I saw that when dealing with new buyers many wholesalers had made the buyers pay an earnest money deposit. Is this a recommended practice? Why? How much do I as...
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Hi! My husband and I own a single-family in Shoreline, WA. Last year, we accepted a job opportunity in CA, so we decided to rent out our primary home for the foreseeable future. I didn't have a great time finding tena...
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Hello everyone, I am under contract for a HUD property and the appraisal came back as C-5 (not financeable). Since this is a HUD property they won't do any repairs. Does anyone have any advice for me please.. getting ...
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The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...
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Hi all,
I'm reading here on BiggerPockets and other places of how it is totally possible to start investing in RE doing fix & flips with no money down or very little AND without having current income. I think I m...