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When screening tenant, it's important to check landlord references. What's the best way to verify that the landlord listed on the application is really their past landlord and is not a fake landlord (applicant's frien...
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This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.
As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...
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I live in a town where one side of the railroad tracks is "good" and the other is "bad". The majority of my town are renters and there is a fair amount of mobile homes. I'm a Dave Ramsey listener and he is totally ag...
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So I get investors reaching out to me everyday and it goes like this:"Hi, I know you offer turnkey properties and property management and am interested in the Toledo market, I don't want to buy turnkey but was hoping ...
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I’m interested in doing my first flip here in Houston Texas. I’ve found a great property that was flooded during Harvey. I’m looking to use hard money lending to get the property and to renovate. Any advice for a newb...
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Hey Folks, anyone in here knows the answer to this situation:If you buy a vacation home and the appropriate insurance for it at closing and then the insurance company inspector comes and views your house after a month...
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So I see Tax Overages are starting to get popular again. Has anyone had any real success in being a tax overage finder. I see list all the time but Im not sure how to properly do this. Is there anybody out there who c...
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I live in Monroe, LA, which has over 50% of residents below the poverty level. The rental neighborhoods are not safe in my opinion, and I have been reluctant to buy because this, which has really held back my growth. ...
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Whats up folks? I am looking to buy my first piece of real estate in about a year. I expect my largest obstacle will be my credit score. I am starting at a 600 and working hard to clean it up. A snapshot of my current...
I want borrow $50k per person from my family and friends with a Interest rate of 10% annually (distributed quarterly or monthly) to purchase and rehab a deal, stabilize the property, and put debt on it from Fannie Mae...