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Hello, from the title you can guess what the question is. I'm still a newbie at real estate with no deals under my belt looking to have my first one be a fha owner occupant sfh in the charlotte area. Over the past yea...
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After running a lot of numbers, I realized it’s not feasible to invest in my backyard. I’m looking to invest out of state now, but I have no clue where to start looking for a location. How is everyone who is investing...
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The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...
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I know BP is mostly for RE, but does anyone here also invest in any franchises? Seems like it could be as profitable if not more as a Re investment. Also, could be a good way to diversify your investments and not pu...
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I want to preface this by saying we've been Airbnb hosts for almost 2 years, and this is the first time we have had a huge problem like this. For the past two nights we have had people staying in our basement which i...
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Warning: Lots of Questions!!
I'm in the process of sourcing my envelopes, paper, etc. for my direct mail campaign for Absentee Owners. My initial plan is to use a "handwritten" font for the marketing copy on the yell...
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Zillow announced today it's intent to buy and flip properties in the Vegas and Phoenix markets. What are your thoughts on bigger, brand name movers coming in to an already active market? Obviously, big investors are e...
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I am working on building a list of self-directed IRA companies. Here is what I have so far:
1. Entrust
2. Equity Trust
3. Pensco
4. Sterling
5. UDirect
6. Asset Exchange Strategies
7. American Pension Service...
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Wholesalers and investors, did you pay for a mentor or did you do it successfully without a mentor? I’m considering a mentor who wants 5k but not sure if a mentor will help scale my real estate business or it’s possib...
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I wanted to open up a discussion on the topic of real estate Crowdfunding and its impact on how deals are financed.
What do you think the future will bring?