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I got my start in real estate investing unintentionally when I was about 24 years old. I was a bartender in Connecticut and making very good money. I decided it was time to “become an adult” and buy my first home. I h...
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Home owner facing foreclosure who did not make a mortgage payment for 39 months called me to buy his house CASH AND CLOSE FAST.
I got him interested in signing option purchase agreement which indicate that he...
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Initially, when reading the title of the article, this sounds like a get rich quick scheme or simply too good to be true. I will keep this short and concise, but most of what I have done can be replicated by almost an...
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Should my wife and I buy our first investment property in Mount Shasta, CA or Columbus, OH. We live in San Francisco, CA and we both work in the trades and have a couple of connections with trades people in Shasta. Th...
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Hello all,I am a potential investor living near Los Angeles, CA! I have no property, a decent amount of savings, and I am looking to purchase my first within the next 3 months. I would like to buy a SFR or MFH that wo...
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Hi,I have a question that apartment owners/managers may be able to help me answer. I'm trying to help a very good friend secure an apartment in Vancouver Washington, as that's where she works, her price range is arou...
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What are some STR friendly Cities/Counties in the Country. I hear Gatlinburg seems to be one of 'em. Until recently Joshua Tree,CA was friendly but seems the authorities are cramping down. What other locations do you ...
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Hi!I have a neighbor/friend who is willing to come up half hard money and I am on the other hand will have to come up half. I am just got into real estate bussiness and still need to do a lot of homework about it. H...
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My local REIA had Alan Cowgill talk to us last month about how to get Private Money Lenders to fund your deal. This sounds great and it looks like most of the folks on the forums use PM but how do you find your first,...
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So we all know what a hard money lender is. But the question I have is how do you become one? Does it require any sort of state or federal accreditation? Do you need to have a certain amount of start up working capita...