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Hi,My name is Ashish Mehta from Houston, TEXAS area (southwest side). I joined the site to see what kind of things i can learn or ask questions related to real estate. I am going to be soon taking the Realtor exam. Ab...
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Just closed on my first property on Mon. Its a HUD house. The property condition report on the HUD site listed the heat and A/C as OK. I was quite surprised today to find that the in the house half was not c...
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Hi BP, Overall which one is a better real estate website Zillow or Trulia? I am a real estate broker and has access to a local mls, however I want experience how non broker investor see Zillow and Trulia. Any suggesti...
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I'm digging around on the public records site searching 'lis pendens'. Got there after finding a property for sale that is being 'short saled'. I then started thinking after seeing so many variations of lenders forecl...
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As we enter the final countdown to 100,000 members (less than 600 away), there are a few things surrounding this milestone that I want to bring to your attention:
1 - In the coming days, we'll be announcing a way tha...
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I have just started my own full service Real Estate Firm, Castle Gate Real Estate Group in Concord, NC, that's specializing in Property Management and wanted information on ways to pick up more/new clients that are ow...
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Hello everyone this is Carlos havent been on in a while been pretty busy just want to thank everyone in BP we have closed and sold 2 wholesales deals here in New Orlean, and me and the wife have decieded to go full ti...
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I began studying real estate a year and a half ago with limited financial resources, but I didn't let that stop me from pursuing my passion. Today, I'm proud to say that my dedication has paid off and I've built up my...
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Hello BP Fam,What are the best ways to conduct meaningful research online on various areas you intend on investing in?Obviously, you could "look it up", but I wanted to post this question to see if there are any speci...
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I paid a lot of money for a French drain installation job that was done incorrectly. I only found out that it was done wrong after several landscapers came to my property (to bid on another job) and saw it.I paid over...