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I was the highest bidder at an auction, however the reserve was not met. Right away I received the offer below:
Even though your bid didn't meet the seller's reserve price, the seller is still ...
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I started wholesaling locally in San Diego back in June with the help of a friend of a friend that wholesales in AZ. We are not in contact anymore.
I am sending out direct mail to absentee owners, 1600 letter...
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I recently converted my home into a STR. I wanted to stock it with nice to haves like laundry detergent, drying sheets, shampoo, body wash, conditioner, scent oils for a diffuser etc. So far I have been providing a fi...
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I've herd about a technique for getting together funds by opening several credit cards and getting line increases until you have enough to purchase a property, then refinancing out. Sound like a good idea or bad. Has ...
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I am new in Real Estate and was approached by a money lender in a FB group page. He told me he could finance my first real estate deal at 4% on the loan. I liked the interest rate but I asked him what were his terms a...
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Someone I knew in high school contacted me recently as she is desperate to sell her house, to the point she may just foreclose to be done with it. She asked me if I would or knew anyone who would would be willing t...
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Just came across this deal yesterday. The house is worth about 120K, still owes 116K, and has 29 yrs left on mortgage. Monthly PITI is around $850, can be rented for $950. As you can see, it's a low equity, low cash ...
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Are "Medium Term Rentals" (1-2 month stays) the next big thing? I tend to think so as owners can trade max profits for lower costs, booking certainty & perhaps most importantly much lower regulation risk (most STR...
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I'm thinking of buying short sale as an investor(not as a realtor), but keep the negotiation part so that I can negotiate for a lower price with lender and once approved, sell to end buyer for a profit. Has any realt...
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1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it
2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.
I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.