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Hello all,Along with my short term goals, I have the goal of getting started with rental properties here in Chicago and was hoping some who have gone through this could provide some insight.My goal is to use a FHA 203...
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I have a tax lien question. I own a tax lien certificate on a .25 ac strip of land that does not seem very usable except to the owners of the adjacent lots. I have paid the taxes for several years and can now apply to...
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Is anyone doing this? Is it legal? Or would it be considered predator lending or something?
I have been reading a lot about lonnie deals lately. It got me to thinking, why not just advertise to loan someone money aga...
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Was curious to find out if it is worth trying to contact the previous owner of a property lost in a tax lien sale in order to try to entice the previous owner to sign the deed over vs paying an attorney for a quiet ti...
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Hey guys,I'm a real estate agent and I have been an avid bigger pockets podcast listener. I haven't been very active on the forums, but recently a few investors found my profile on bigger pockets and contacted me abo...
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I'm in WI, where nearly every house has a basement. I've always kept away from anything needing any sort of major basement repairs, mainly because I know it can get VERY expensive VERY quickly.
I looked at a house t...
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Hi Guys, I just want to say thanks to ALL who have helped me on my journey starting out in REI. I've been a bit discouraged before this post but I got re-motivated and got on so BP so here I am to explain that: I'm a ...
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Hello all,I am an investor in some of the deals with Ifunding and like all investors in ifunding deals am contemplating the takeover by Jazco and the merits of the same. Furthemore, I am wondering if there are any alt...
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I'm curious if anyone has had a similar experience as this. It's clearly a scam, but the scammer went to great lengths before launching the scam part of the transaction. I have been looking for a $55K hard money loan ...
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I've been in contact several times with the listing agent of a five-unit property that is being offered with seller financing. I am an investor (and not an agent) and--if further initial due diligence pans out--aim to...