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So I like to ready different real estate article on a daily bases from forbes, yahoo, msn, realtor.com etc... Today I came across the most ridiculous article! It simply states that Fannie and Freddie see short sale fl...
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Here are mine:
Most Informative Posts - JScott (Jon Holdman honorable mention)
Best Overall Poster on All Subjects - Vikram
Best Finder of Pertinent Old BP Material - Steve Babiak
Best Money Raising Posts - Don Konip...
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Hello everybody,I’ve done all the reading and practice analyzing deals and I am finally comfortable to start taking action. Because I don’t have any money to throw at marketing yet, my plan is to drive for dollars and...
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Here I sit, working a Master Lease Option on a 60-unit. It's a decent deal: $50,000 to hold it for 3 years. It's mismanaged and has upside. Needs a minimum of $300,000 to get it from a C to a B. In other words, I will...
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I am looking around to buy a property in or around Oakland, CA and was wondering if it is worth looking at the ones that are tenant occupied. I know Oakland is very renter friendly and you need a just cause to evict s...
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I am asking the basic question of "LLC or S-Corp for Rental Property?" but with a twist....I am working to acquire my first rental property in Rockford, IL and was planning to set up an LLC to hold the properties... A...
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Hi all, I have a question hopefully someone with some expertise may be willing to help with? Should I 1099 an investor for only the profit or should I 1099 for the initial investment and the profits?Back story... A fa...
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to start a discussion to see what real estate niche has provided the best $/hr spent of your time as an investor. How did you find it and how are you measuring that return on your time? I'v...
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Hi everyone! I was thinking of buying a turnkey for the first time and was comparing the turnkey prices with Zillow estimates of what the property was worth. The difference is so big! Now Zillow does not know what ...
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Since we are approaching tax season, and I am new to investing, I figure it would be a good idea to look/interview for a CPA?
Do you have any qualifying questions I should ask?
I figure one pre-qualifiying questio...