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Hello all, I'm new to the forum and live in Illinois. I'm currently reading some blog posts, articles and some of the tutorials. I am looking to get into buying rental properties, ideally starting next spring. ...
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I recently entered into a joint venture with a lending company to do a fix and flip. It was an off market listing and the seller would only take an all cash offer so I was limited with my options. This was supposed to...
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I've been waiting for the right time to do my intro for BP, but I realized there's no better time than now. I'm new to real estate, but driven to succeed. Currently I'm still educating myself about real estate and the...
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I was reading on the forums and I saw some investors complaining about bad wholesalers. Their reasons were mostly related to the wholesalers inability or dishonesty in estimating repair costs for the buyer. I have bee...
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Within the next few months, I plan on purchasing residential properties in Northeast Louisiana (Monroe, LA) with a focus on selling to investors. I am seeking an experienced agent with investment experience who I can ...
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I'll keep this post short and to the point. In the last 2 months we've gotten 2 phenomenal off market duplexes. Based on current market condition and sales we are buying in with $120k-$130k in equity on both propertie...
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Bouncing off of my last post, there is also the hard money route. How do we go about inquiring hard money lenders? Also, if once we obtain a HML, how do we present a proper rehab estimate to work into the loan? Is t...
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Hello Bigger pockets forum, I am reaching out in hopes to gain information on private lending. I have learning about real estate investing through my dad and bigger pockets. There is a forclosure house on the market n...
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Hey everyone, im hoping some of you with more experience could share some wisdom. This would be my first property i'm purchasing using a conventional loan. I plan to stay in it for a year and then use it as a rental p...
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Hello. Looking for advice on how to handle radon testing on new construction purchase for client. The builder has in their contract that they encourage radon testing but they do not pay for the test and are not resp...