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I have made no secret of the fact I am buying in Detroit, and a big fanI have seen the good the bad and the ugly.So what I learnt so far.......Understand your market, what you buying and true value of your property p...
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I focus on commercial and haven't completed a residential short sale in about 4 years.
Me and my other broker friends I have been talking to recently are mentioning they are completing residential short sales on the ...
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Sorry in advance for the novelI bought my 1st rental property on aug 28. It was a duplex and in september I converted it into a triplex. The property came with tenants living in 1 unit month to month and the owners ...
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What kind of crazy responses have you had to your letters sent offering to buy someone's house?
I've had someone completely chew me out for sending "all of those f'ing" letters and threatened to kick my butt. He expr...
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We just learned today, from a visiting real estate broker that the apartment we are renting in Connecticut is in forclosure. He didn't inform us and we paid him two months rent for nothing. Any advice on how to get ...
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I finally have phase one of my web site complete and am putting the URL on some of my marketing. Among other things phase two consists of adding a free report to the web site. I have thought of the obvious "25 ways ...
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Has anyone cashed out their 401k? You would have to pay a 10% penalty plus you pay federal/state taxes. Any comments is it too risky or risky not to do it?
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Good morning. My tenant has lost his job. Two weeks ago I hired a property manager because he is an high maintenance tenant. He has not informed me or property manager of his situation yet but I know because I have...
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Recently Bought a turn key three family that I'm house hacking and inherited two tenants with the purchase. Its the last month to their lease (February 28 is last day) and surprise surprise they're not paying. Curren...
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We are speaking with a seller at that still owes $70000 on his property. We offered $100k cash and he is not interested. He said he would be interested in creative or seller financing. Is there anyway to do this wi...