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There was a recent question posed in another forum asking investors what they look for in a Realtor to work with.
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Everything I read so far has the 2 terms separated, yet they both seem to mean the same thing - seller keeps the loan, you put the property in land trust and assign yourself as beneficiary. You make payments to the se...
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I've recently become involved in an HOA that is really struggling. It is a high foreclosure pocket and there are now many vacant units and non-paying owners. Only about half of the owners pay the dues. We've lost o...
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Greetings Everyone!
My name is KB and I am currently serving in the military. I have 2 rentals (one I previously lived in and converted into a rental, and the other purchased as a rental) Question: Does it make sens...
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I am a new agent in New York and submitted an offer on a short sale on behalf of my client on a listing that was originally listed with an agent. I was then contacted by that agent and was told that she was withdrawi...
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Hi BiggerPockets,
I am new here. I randomly have read a few forums. I briefly read BiggerPocket "Free Beginner Guide". I also listen to a few PodCasts, while on the road. They are fun and awesome.
I jus...
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Since joining Biggerpockets, I've noticed one thing, everyone labels themselves as "investors". That covers a very wide swath. What specifically do you invest in, and what area of the country, or planet? REO's, short ...
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Offer Accepted: Almost $2 million under appraisal, but can we fund it?I fund most of my deals through some type of pooled investment, whether I raise money on a deal-by-deal basis or through a blind pool fund. It ca...
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I am looking around to buy a property in or around Oakland, CA and was wondering if it is worth looking at the ones that are tenant occupied. I know Oakland is very renter friendly and you need a just cause to evict s...
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It seems that most of the time when I'm reading about new investors in Los Angeles, they are doing deals outside of the area. I understand it's very expensive to do deals in LA, but are there any other reasons aside f...