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What is your thought on "creative financing" (CF) in RE?
How do you define this?
How do you expect CF to apply in buying or selling?
I'm seeing some "promoters" of CF putting out some pretty old a...
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Hello everyone,
I have been silently reading and viewing all the great info BiggerPockets has to offer. I have been in the learning phase for the better part of a year now. I want to thank everyone for the great con...
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New investor question here:I have found a short sale that, after running the numbers, appears to be a good deal. Since the house "Needs Major Repair," I am not able to get traditional bank financing and thus would nee...
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Greetings from Maine,My name is Mark and while I'm brand new to investing in real estate, I have been interested in it for about 3 years. I am primarily interested in buying and hold rentals and house hacking. Financi...
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Looking for advice. I bought two single-family residential rental condominiums in past couple months. 100% cash. Both are leased. Have an additional $100K for more acquisitions. I follow a very specific model when tar...
Hey community,I'm trying to wrap my head around structuring a hypothetical zero down deal CA. Does this scenario make sense or am I missing something here?1. I control the property using zero-down seller financing - o...
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I m a new investor. So new that my partner and I are purchasing our first rental prop this week... That is exciting and positive! On the drawback side, we received our first denial for flip financing from my bank. We ...
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Good morning BP!I am a new investor in Tulsa, OK - My wife and I are looking to fund our first flip. I was laid off from my energy sector job a few weeks ago and have decided to devote full time to this venture that ...
Hello BP community! I am college student majoring in Accounting, and I am researching the in and outs of real estate, specifically loans. I am helping a family friend to do some research before she decides to apply fo...
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Hi all, I've received an offer for hard money (% to be discussed) but the lender has told me he likes all loans "turned around in two years." There's a lot to talk out still but I'm initially trying to determine if th...