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After reading the clarifying language for opportunity zones, it seems as though a newly formed real estate fund could buy an office building in an opportunity zone and hire employees to help run the fund (they work in...
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Real estate has people from all kinds of professional backgrounds, some of which you'd be shocked. So what did you do before real estate ?
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can you wholesale a short sale, property? The owner wants to quit claim it over to me. To make it easy does that help anything?
Wondering if anyone here has experience with either having someone assume their VA loan or assuming the VA loan yourself. Looking to use the VA loan and interest rate on the remaining balance of the loan on my house a...
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This is a tax "re-sale" rather than the "tax lien" sale. I have done and extensive amount of research regarding properties on the auction ballet for my county of interest. Including total taxes and penalties owed, cur...
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Austin real estate in appreciating in value faster than I have ever seen. I would like to try and invest in Killeen which has a softer market; however, the tax assessor's record shows that a lot of properties are dec...
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I'm looking to educate myself on short sales and I'm wondering what specific books I should read. If anyone is experienced with short sales and knows the name of a few books I should read, please let me know. Any ot...
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I have been using an eviction company in 2016. They seem to be too busy to get my evictions done in a timely manner, and have a hard time knowing what the results were once filed. I want to start doing evictions on my...
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There is a house in which the foreclosure process just started 6/12/09. I am wondering how the best way to contact the next of kin (owner passed away). I know where the son lives and his phone #. My question is how is...
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Robert Kiyosaki started his business career basically by writing a book (Rich Dad/Poor Dad) and using the proceeds (royalties) to invest in real estate properties.
How many people here have thought about using the sa...