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Hello Investors,I have considered getting a real estate license for the sake of education by understanding the other side of the deal. I understand that with a license you save money on commissions, save the hassle of...
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What would be sufficient proof that a cash payment I make to a contractor is an expense for a project? I always have trouble with this as I do a lot of flips and have a few people who moonlight for me on their weekend...
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I am curious to see if anyone is willing to admit getting scammed or duped by either a Guru or anything related to RE investing products that did not turn out like advertised? I will start it off:
Greg Clemens SIMS ...
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Hi there! My husband and I recently moved to Everett, WA from Southern California and are eager to get started with real estate investment! He has been talking about it for years and I'm finally starting to wrap my he...
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Im currently 16 years old and since I was 12 I grew a really big interest in real estate. My plan is to try and find a really good deal on a house, that I can put a couple thousand into fixing up and then listing it f...
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I think this is literally my first post a forum...ever. However, I am all about trying new things this month - call it a pre-New Years resolution. At any rate, My name is Jason and am new to the Memphis area. I am ...
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I'm currently evaluating a 3 unit multi use building. Two apartments and one retail space on the main floor (barber shop) all units currently rented. It's in a very nice area of town where there are very few closed bu...
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So I finally put together a plan that I am going to go with since I am in education mode. Tell me what you think. Thanks!
December: Read every book I can get my hands on about real estate(mostly about the bas...
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Hey everyone -Well, here goes! I am eager to join the ranks as a real estate investor and am about to make my first offer in the next week or so. I am currently a renter looking to buy my first primary residence; and ...
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I have a property under contract. It is an REO. Initially, we were to close in the beginning of February. Then it was pushed back to last Wednesday. In the meantime, I had my insurance agent secure a vacant dwelli...