If I pay cash for a property that is being wholesaled to me, will I get possession---and thus be able to work on the place--- more quickly than if I financed through my bank?

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Is now a bad time to try to start wholesaling houses? I would think it would be hard to get a seller to sell their house before or during the holiday season regardless of how motivated they were. Also would REO's be...

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I'm new to real-estate investing, and a friend pointed me to BiggerPockets as a starting point. Specifically, I'm interested in multi-unit rental properties (i.e. duplexes, triplexes, & quads). I li...

Hello All,
I am new at this and I am looking for all the help I can get.
I have 2 friends in Florida that are facing a foreclosure situation with a property (they were married before but divorced 3 years ago).
The pro...

I'm going to approach the owner to purchase a foreclosing home, subject to lender approval of a short sale on the 2nd and 3rd. Indy has the 2nd and WaMu the 3rd. What can you tell me about these lenders? Auction is...

Happy Friday BP universe! I've got a 1031 exchange question...Do i have to purchase a replacement property equal to my sales price or just the amount of my capital gain?Say I bought my property for 400k.I sell it for ...

Hi! I’m a new investor and am curious if it is standard to get a $100 showing fee from my real estate agent when I want to see a house with him again after the initial showing. For my particular case, I want a contrac...

I just graduated from school with $56,000 worth of loans (I had $74,000 and paid $18,000 immediately. I acted hastily and regretfully did not consider what I could have done with that $18,000) with rates of 5.8% and n...

Hi BP -- 
We recently acquired a duplex. We've already sent a 30-day vacate notice to one tenant as she is month-to-month and paying well below market value. 
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Hi all!This morning I looked at what could be a potential BRRRR property but I'm concerned the rehab might be a little out of my depth. Some of the floors on the ground level were noticeably uneven. It's a two story a...