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Hello everyone,
My magazine, WorkingRE has done a great interview with Kyle Lagow - the man who blew the whistle on Countrywide that they were involved in Fraudulent appraisals. He sheds light on some of the unethica...
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Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...
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hi y'allI'm free!!! My passive income from real estate more than meets my monthly expenses!!!What a unreal feeling!!Leaving my well paying job was final hurdle for the equation of new richAutomatic income , time, and ...
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This is a follow-up to my recent post about IRA audit myths. In this long sequel, I will discuss hiring audit and "IRS audit insurance."
1. DIY IRS audits.
Can you defend yourself against an IRS audit without hired ...
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Here is my current project on another BRRRR duplex in Deer Park, Ohio just outside of Cincinnati. I wanted to share the back story on how I picked up this off market deal with hopes to inspire other investors and hope...
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Hi! Does anyone have any tips on how to go about making extra payments to mortgage principal? I'm a contractor right now so my salary is constantly changing, but as soon as I get paid, I'd like to make some small extr...
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Has anyone found a creative way to either avoid having to put down the EMD or a source who might supply such when dealing with a bank? :idea:
I have a potentially AWESOME deal and need a creative way to get around ...
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Well I'm happy to say that 2018 has been a year of .... Character building ... but I made it out the other end with another great deal under my belt. I wanted to share the experience here in order to show another simp...
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Alright, I'm going to try this deal diary thing out. I'm one of those people who likes to have everything wrapped up so I can post a success story but this should be a fun process to go through so I'll bring you alon...
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