Understanding a Mortgage Appraisal - Part 1
The first thing to understand is appraisals are not all the same or equal. In fact, each appraisal is unique to the needs of the specific client.
Mortgage Appraisals are...
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Hi, Bigger Pockets Family!First and foremost, I'm brand new to the forum and excited to be here & to get to know you :)Prior to the coronavirus shutdown, I had been looking for a home to purchase in San Diego (pre...
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I'm close to completing my second flip, I just listed the property on my local MLS when I had an idea:
Why not cash out refi for more than I have in the property.
I bought the house for $40k in cash, I have less tha...
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Hello BP,
My name is Eric and I am from St. Louis, MO. I have been lurking on BP for about 3 months now and wanted to share my story.
Graduated college a year ago and found myself working crappy j...
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Is investing in condos always a bad idea? For example, I have heard of people having lots of problems in condos with 100+ units, and very high HOA fees. But what about a condo in a 12 unit building? Is this still, ge...
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This video has almost 3.8mm views
http://youtu.be/QPKKQnijnsM
"Likes" outnumber "dislikes" 20 to 1.
What do you think?
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Hey guys,
I'm a NPN investor that buys all over the US. I'm interested in hearing what others are paying for their NPN's. I know some lenders/institutions price it based on UPB (Unpaid Balance) or CMV (Current Marke...
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I thought it would be nice to hear from other investors about how their payroll came to be, and what positions are on it.
If you could rank your employees in order of importance and put a brief description of their d...
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As an investor, it didn't make any sense why I was letter a buyer's agent collect 2.5% of the purchase price, for the minimal return I was getting. After many sales, I knew the real estate forms well and had the buyin...
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There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...