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I have been a landlord for a few years, but as a side job. As such, getting refinance loans was no problem because of my full time employment. I am now a consultant, and because I don't have a full year with proven i...
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I am in the process of vetting a private money lender and I want to make sure that it's not a situation that sounds too good to be true. So I need help with the following:
1. Is a down payment typically required?
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I lent money to a flipper in San Diego who claimed bankruptcy and fled to Canada. I then realized the lender made over a million dollars when he foreclosed on his property. I was wiped out as second lien holder which ...
Seasons greetings! So more than likely I’m going to need to look into private lending in addition to the cash we have for some deals I’m looking at. I know there are a few lending companies out there so first I’d like...
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It looks like Clayton Morris' (Morris Invest) House of Cards is finally starting to crumble. This article just came out today.https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/03/26/fox-and-friends-clayton-morris-investment-re...
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For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
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I was just curious if anyone could clarify something for me. Hypothetical, say I want to buy an income property but have no to little money. I have searched out another investor to help me but this investor wants to ...
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I'm guessing this is the right sub-forum since this is a tax/withholding/legal/investor contract kind of question. Please point me in the correct direction if I've put this in the wrong place.I have wanted to invest ...
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hello all,I am fixing to purchase my first real estate deal. I have a friend who is an investor himself and he might be willing to finance. Can somebody walk be through how a private loan transaction takes place? Tha...
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I’m just beginning to maybe start investing in real estate. Found a property for 32k in an area where there is high demand to rent could charge 1800 a month for a 3 bedroom. The high monthly rate is the oil industry h...