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Does anyone know if a hard money lender would lend money as a personal loan using someone’s personal residence as collateral?I have a family friend going through a bankruptcy (so horrible credit) but his personal resi...
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We have a Section 8 tenant who's portion of the rent has bounced. She has gotten very defensive, and claims that she hasn't been notified by her bank. At this point, I'm trying to determine what the best course of act...
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Hello All!I found an off-market duplex for my first house hack and have a call coming up to talk further. I found it listed for rent and so far all I know is that they have been toying with the idea of selling.Some of...
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If you are new and building your real estate business on the side, WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?I have a really good full-time job that is helping me invest in real estate on the side. I m also in grad school, and sometimes doi...
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I've been doing buy and holds for a few years now and am looking to get my brokers license this fall. At first to be able to buy my own properties, then friends and family, then hopefully it'll spread to more clien...
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Needed some outside perspective. My partner (business and personal) has ended our relationship.He always said that since I did all the work on this business, it would always be 100% mine. I have always made the decisi...
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I listened to the podcast this morning with Robert Greene and let me just start by saying it is packed with psychological content. If you have not listened to it yet, go do that. They basically discuss how emotional i...
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I just went under contract on a house just north of Lackland but feeling buyers remorse ... nervous about the rental market in this area. Could I reasonably get $1.3k for a 3/2, 1400sqft, generally nice house? If you ...
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Hello to all the other bigger pockets members out there!! I am new to real estate investing but have been trying to educate myself as much as possible. The first purchase my wife and I would like to make is a STR so w...
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I have a SFH for rent and have received a few inquiries from "corporate housing" specialists, which always seems like a weird way to phrase STR manager. I have done a bit of research and am wary of the pitfalls, but w...