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Rookie investor here. Attended my very first networking event (it was for everyone from realtors to maintenance pros) the other evening. I was nervous, of course, and don’t exactly have the best “elevator pitch” as of...
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Economic Update
(Monday, November 9, 2020)
The election is finally over. Now we can return to ...
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Background: Last week Arbor Realty Trust foreclosed on four apartment buildings in Houston. The Unpaid balance was $229M and the sale went for approx. $197M (15% discount). The borrower had short term bridge debt on e...
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Newbie question for those members that are well engrained into the RE investment space. I am looking to begin leveraging cash I have in REI to increase my wealth and create future financial independence.The townhome I...
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Good afternoon Bigger Pockets forum. This is my first post, and of course I'm looking for advice. My wife, and I are taking the plunge into real estate investing, and I wanted to consult like minded individuals on a c...
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Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)
When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...
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Below is the email that we just sent out to our tenants. Keep in mind, most people don't pay rent just because they fear eviction...Most people pay their rent because they are honest and they honor their contracts. Yo...
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I wanted to share a recent experience. I recently received a letter from one of my lenders (Flagstar bank) calling out a deed transfer I made around 2-3 years ago. I transferred a deed via quitclaim from my name into ...
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We have an applicant trying to complete an application for one of our rentals, but they do not have a social security number or a driver's license number- which are required fields for our background and credit check....