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Greetings! Well, my highest aspiration for joining this site is that one or more of you kind and generous people will prevent me from doing something absolutely idiotic and extremely costly. Overall, I would definitel...
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Not meant for doom and gloom but meant to shed light on our profession. It is not as glamorous and easy as it is often portrayed to be. Being a SUCCESSFUL Realtor is extremely hard work and dedication, and yes our com...
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Hello landlords, I'm looking for feedback on a situation where I was the prospective tenant, but I was rejected in favor of another tenant. My understanding is that the landlord should be evaluating applications in th...
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I can't say how many times people have told me this once I tell them I work in real estate. I've done my research and I think I have a pretty good comeback especially when they throw articles from CNN like this at me:...
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Kind of a big deal, no? Anyone care to share their thoughts on this? Start of major blood letting or just a blip before stabilization and the bull run continues? And let's say there is a sizable correction over the...
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I have been tumbling this question over in my head for a while... what drives people to begin property investing? Obviously there is the obvious "increased wealth" ... but what does that mean for people? And does anyt...
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I switched to a new property manager last year and I’m finding it very hard to get him to respond to my questions. Being out of state for part of the year has been very difficult. There aren’t many options for manag...
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Hello BP....I'm looking to purchase property in Newark, NJ...I'm from NYC so for me, this is right next door. Can anyone let me know what neighborhoods to stay away from? Thanks.
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HelloCurrent College student in Rhode Island College, plan on acquiring 8 unit in 2016 with my business partner. We plan on buying separately using our first time home buyers benefits as well as using FHA or FHA 203k ...
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I've seen a lot of discussions on VAs, but nothing that I can find that specifically addresses this question. Does anyone use a VA as their property manager?I'd like to fire my property manager and do it myself, but ...