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Hi everyone!quick question about verifying a retired persons income. He lists $5700 and states "retired". How do I verify that? I assume some is SS. He's retired after 30 years at a paper mill so some may be from ...
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I have been interested in property investing for quite some time now. I am moving into a bigger home for me and my family and have decided to keep our current residence as a rental. Hard to let go of the low interest ...
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Hello BiggerPockets, I've decided to pursue getting my Real Estate License (Sales Associate) and was wondering where you as investors/realtors have decided to go for your pre-license requirements and what brought y...
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I am trying to maximize the potential of my Dm campaign and I have an idea. Feel free to tell me that this is terrible or point out why it won't work. Why not put the property under contract at their asking price (as ...
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Hello everyone,
My wife and I are looks to get in to real estate investment within the next year or so. To date we have been Dave Ramsey fans and are totally debt free as of about two weeks ago. Yay! Now we are savin...
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Hello BP members!I've listened, read and debated a lot of material about using retirements funds in a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate. The rules seem really cumbersome and complicated, and since I'm still f...
I am interested in getting into rental investments via house hacking. My eventual goal is to own a portfolio of properties outside of my personal residence, but the first two properties I buy will likely be house hack...
Hi home buyers,
I know, I know, the seller pays for the buyer's agent, so the buyer "shouldn't be worried" about that. However, I have my reasons why I don't want to have a buyer's agent.
The main reason: let's assu...
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As I embark on this RE journey, I see on the forum that most people take it for granted that financing is the way to go. What if you have enough cash to purchase a property, are only getting deferred tax benefits from...
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Hi all, I have a tenant who is really great. She just got notice that she's getting laid off from her job in December. She's not sure how the job search will go and might not be able to pay her rent in January. Does a...