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Don't let your excitement and determination to get a deal funded blind you to the notorious red flags of so called Private Money Lenders. Believe me I know, I've dealt with enough PMLs to see the red flags before they...
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We’re building a detached 750sqft 2/1 ADU in the Bay Area and it will be a rental initially. I would love opinions on whether to put in luxury vinyl plank flooring or engineered hardwood? I understand many of the pros...
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I've been dealing with a seller for almost two months now. She is motivated to the point where she will sell it for the judgement amount, which is good, because I can not offer more than that. The complicated part o...
Recently Jon K. posted on another thread his observation: "I've said this before. An ambitious IRS agent can go find money by reading forums like this one."
For those of you who don't know about or remember the Cha...
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I've been working for a real estate investor for a couple of years now (doing light construction and rehab work) and I'm slowly turning into more of a mentor/mentee situation - as I'd like to get more into the investi...
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I plan on moving and keeping my current residence as a rental.
It is time to replace the carpet and I am wondering if I should just put cheap carpet back in it or put in cheap laminate, as I believe laminate would hol...
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Some folks were waxing philosophical-like about the nature of man in another thread on war and what it is good for. I am a big believer in the fact that people are rational self-maximizers in virtually all endeavors....
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Hello BP community! I’m reaching out to you all for some help/ advice on what I should do next. Here’s the situation, I hired a contractor for a fix and flip project in Cincinnati, OH. It was a full renovation (new wi...
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Howdy,
I have a motivated seller with a piece of land and neither him nor the county knows where it is. I have the legal description, and so I was hoping for help understanding how to read a legal descriptio...
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So you've got a seller on the phone and they're motivated. What do you tell them next? My plan is to say something along the lines of, "OK - Great. Let me do some research and I will get back to you today or tomorrow ...