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Hello,I'm going to purchase in full my next property essentially with cash (HELOC funds already available).If I find the property myself, what benefit does having a realtor on my side provide?Thank you.
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Hello BP! My name is Jeff Yates and I'm a new investor living in downtown Sacramento. I am interested in purchasing buy-and-hold multifamily properties. I would prefer to invest locally, as community involvement is im...
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Hi everyone, just wanted opinions of this community. I have done 3 deals using a mortgage broker recommended to me by a real estate agent (who I no longer utilize) This mortgage broker was a little shakey on the fir...
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Hello everyone. So last year I bought a 7 units apt for 1.06 million dollars. Everything looks great on paper. Bought it with 3% seller financing on a 8% cap. What could go wrong right? Only thing is I didn’t check wi...
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Hi My name is Alex I live in New Jersey. I understand pretty much everything about wholesaling, but i haven't done any deals yet. i was wondering, once i get my first property and a agreement of purchase signed from t...
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O.k. I finally got down to the courthouse and looked at my very first batch of probate files. It was interesting and confusing at the same time. I know who passed away, their address, etc. But how do I chose the files...
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So we have purchased a property that we feel will turn out to be a great deal, basically purchased for the back oweing taxes. Here is our first problem though, it's occupied by a "tenant" that supposedly had a verbal ...
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OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...
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Hi everyoneI have been researching markets and I had mentioned in my previous post I was interested in investing in the mid west. I live in Northern NJ and as I mentioned the barrier of entry for me in NJ is too high....
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Hi all,
I'm new and found the bigger pockets after reading "How to Invest in real estate" book from Brandon and Josh. Very good book, thank you both for writing it!
I started long ago with no education in real esta...