Greetings!I've taken a few seminars on real estate and read a few books but theory is different from experience. Can someone help point me to the right direction since I want to start investing in real estate possibly...
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Hey guys!I've been actively educating myself on RE investing for the past 5 years. I recently graduated from college and plan to make RE a lifelong career. My vision is to own a company that invests in large apartment...
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Let's say customer says property is valued at 100k, do you go based on them, or do you pay to have an appraisal? From what I heard an appraisal isn't necessary. What are some other ways of knowing the property value ...
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Hello all, My name is Shalan Winter. Pronounced shuh lon, if that helps. I am new to the industry and have no experience. Right now I am like a sponge, researching and reading books. I came accross this website by ...
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Good day to all,I have used many methods of cash in many purchases of our rental homes. I believe I heard on one of the podcasts that I could use my IRA to purchase a rental property. Are any of you familiar with this...
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I am working a few short sale deals that already have been approved and negotiated down to a good price. I planned on putting an option contract on them and then perform a double closing. Short Sale laws seem to be ch...
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Has anyone had any experience with this company? I spoke to one of their representatives yesterday and they sound like a hard money lender. They said the cost was 1% per month, which sounds like a typical hard money l...
I am under contract for a house in Huntsville, my first purchase from a wholesaler - ever. I have a PM that I'm going to hire and he's very experienced in doing flips and managing properties, and when I brought up th...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!My name is Ben, and I'm looking to begin my real estate investing career. I want to use real estate investing to diversify my savings and develop passive income streams, and hope to have fun and l...
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Hi all. I am currently working on an off market deal to sell a property of mine. The buyer is asking me to hold a second position note on the purchase for $35,000 @5.5% with a 25 year term and a 6 year balloon. I am c...