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Hello Everyone,
I'm new to this forum (my first post) and new to investing in real estate. I'll have many questions soon, but I'd like to ask a simple one first.
I'm on the cusp of acquiring my first property wit...
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Hi, Newb here, trying to understand things. How do you research a new market/suburb/neighborhood? I understand that in general I should be looking for trends in employment, what sector is driving the market, where ...
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Good Afternoon Investors,I'm excited that I found this site and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Drew Millard and I am a real estate investor in the Chicago, surrounding suburb, KC, NW Indiana and southern Wi...
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I posted 2 rental ads on Facebook and boosted them. One of them , no problem. The other one was placed under review, I sent a request with a screenshot asking why was under review, now it shows ACTIVE , but is "ghoste...
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So, I found a SFH listed on Auction.com, it's not listed on the MLS...I drove by the house and it appears to be vacant. There was a judgement foreclosure notice (Lis Pendens) taped to the door that showed the owners n...
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Can anybody recommend a turnkey rental property company that takes into account all expenses in their cash flow analysis (capex, maintenance, vacancy, property management)? The companies I've talked advertise cash flo...
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I am looking into buying a pre construction 4 plex from trada properties...anyone have any experience with them? :goofy:
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Well, I almost fell for it! A couple of weeks ago, I heard Larry Goins speaking on another guru's podcast about HUD homes. I checked out Larry's HUD website and ordered the Free book with several "bonuses'" A few da...
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Saturday I received a call from a man on behalf of a family member who wants to sell. He said that the asking price is 46k and that she would be done of the house either way, whether thru bankruptcy for foreclosure. T...
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Paging @Bill GulleyRecently you wrote a post about contracts, citing various forms of fraud such as fraud by inducement, etc. A friend has a situation with an unlicensed broker that appears to possibly be going to cou...