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Hi All-I'm preparing to buy my second SFH in the next 6 months or so, provided the right deal is there. I really need some help regarding the best way to posture my finances in the meantime so I'm ready to take advant...
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Chicago, sub $1,000 rents. C to C- class area. Clean and rehabbed units
Are you seeing a drop in the quality of tenants drop this year in Chicago for the above-referenced market? Where did the good and qualified ten...
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We have a broken A/C unit on our duplex property. We live in the suburbs of Portland Oregon and air conditioning is more of a bonus not expected here, especially in older homes. The unit has been broken for over a dec...
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Property Managers. In my area all of the larger PM's require the landlord to place a month's rent in a reserve account to cover repairs/etc. I'm the only one not doing it. However I'm thinking about starting such a...
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I have been reading this forum for the last few months, but since I just got my first HUD foreclosure deal accepted this week it's time to plunge in and pick the collective brain of this community.
My in-laws are in ...
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Just wanted to share a quick lesson in Due Diligence and listening to people that have walked down the real estate path before you. So I got this property under contract for $12k (about 10% of ARV), which was original...
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Does anyone have any experience taking calls from homeowners that are trying to stop foreclosure?
Do you offer to help with a loan modification for free?
Do you offer to buy their property if they can n...
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Hello! We are getting ready to do a refinance, we bought our house about 6 years ago and we bought the worst house in the nicest neighborhood we could afford. 3 years into living there we did a refi and got a VA lo...
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An Alternative Approach to Appraisal Gap Coverage
Current State of the Residential Market
After the financial crisis of ’08, the eligibility criteria to buy a home in the United States became more difficult to adhe...
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Hello, Bigger Pockets community! Should I set up a DBA as a sole proprietor and open a separate business bank account for paying my mortgage and all property-related expenses?
I am in-contract for a multi-unit proper...