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Hello everyone, long time reader, researcher, podcast listener but first time posting, as I finally closed on a rental property a few days ago (wish I was posting on a slightly more positive note).I tried to search th...
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I used a few different companies to do rehab work. I have used them in the past, know their work. One is also a GC, the other not. Both do great work and are reliable. A Realtor told me I should use an independent GC ...
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What is this I keep reading about cash for keys. Who picks the dollar amount and how much time is given for tenets to vacate? Does it relinquish all lease Agee mentioned and is it really legal? Just wondering.
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At a family holiday dinner, a writing sample of mine from long ago was passed around as it detailed my family's history and lineage, sparking a number of interesting conversations.
After everyone had been able to get...
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my wife and I are trying to buy a short sale. We made the highest offer (full price), we were the 1st offer in and have an escalation adendum to bring it up another 12k. The realtor convinced the selling family to c...
Help! I am interested in purchasing a house that is being rented at the moment. The problem is the home owner doesn't have a copy of the key and neither does the selling realtor. Every time I make an appointment to go...
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Let me start by saying this will be my first purchase as an investor and it will be buy-and-hold. If there are details that I have left out, just ask and I will answer what I know.Purchase price: 89,500Down payment: 2...
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I would love to hear from people invested in Gary Indiana about their exit strategies. I am considering an investment with a very healthy cash flow with very stable rents. I am a buy and hold investor but will potenti...
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Here’s rant #2 for the day. I have a preliminary call in a few minutes with a person that wants to get into private lending and wants to engage our loan consulting side to assist. When we asked “what they were current...
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Hi Bigger pockets team, Here is my current situation. I am currently assuming a loan that has a 2.6% interest rate locked into the life of the loan and I am getting it $70k under market value. I am assuming $135k and ...