I have a single family home in Santa Maria, CA that my father has been living in rent free for 9 years. I have not claimed this as my residence, nor have I lived there. I am looking at doing a 1031 exchange for a trip...
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How accurate are the rental comps using CoStar’s comps? They have an estimated range and then also a dollar amount for that market, sub market, and sometimes the property too.I’m guessing it is a bit of an art, but h...
Hello BP community!!My name is Shawn, from Canada (Quebec city). I am currently reading Brandon Turner's: "The Book on Rental Property Investing," as I came upon the following sentence: "working with an agent is a n...
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Hello follow agents,I recently listened to an episode of Super Agents Live that featured Stephanie Weeks who discussed the importance of finding a mortgage broker that you can confidently recommend to your clients. I ...
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Hi all,Looking for my first out of state rental property in Dallas. -Does anyone have tips besides saying find a good PM? -Does anyone have a good agent or PM in that area to recommend ? -How do I go about finding pro...
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Hi,I use Zillow to list my house. I finds that, after I list my house, I often receive some applications and the applicants don’t even see the house. They tend to have lower credit scores or other issues. Should I wai...
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Do you phrase it in a generalized, or specific way?
i.e. would you write "we check your credit, eviction history, references and make a decision based on a combination of factors..."
or would you put "your applicat...
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Are there any tips on how to get a wholesale offer accepted by an agent versus talking directly with the homeowner?
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How are some of you real estate agents working with investor clients to find off-market properties structuring your commission so you can actually make some money during the transaction? Would you negotiate a commissi...
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Hi all, I’m looking to move over to the US and was wondering if anyone is able to offer advice about borrowing money on a visa. My current understanding: We (non-citizens) can get a regular mortgage through a bank onl...