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Hi BP Family,Here is my attempt at putting myself out there. My name is Jared and I am from/living in Buffalo, NY. Married w/ a 2 1/2 year old and motivated to grow my real estate investing portfolio.Background Myse...
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Good day to all,I have used many methods of cash in many purchases of our rental homes. I believe I heard on one of the podcasts that I could use my IRA to purchase a rental property. Are any of you familiar with this...
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I have found a good deal on an off-market home in Galveston County TX and am looking into buying the home from the owner. From the research I have done the buyer typically has a real estate lawyer work with them and ...
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I posted this in the Gen Foreclosure forum as well, but I was hoping to hear from some boots on the ground, since I know SD and all of CA is an in person auction process, and it's hard to get sold price data from auc...
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Historically, residential US mortgage rates are near their long term averages. I remember in 2003 when rates were in the 5-6-7% range, albeit with more aggressive mortgage terms available to almost any and all borrowe...
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Hey! My other half and I have been quietly building a real estate portfolio for a few years and I'm starting to become interested in managing transactions without the assistance of a broker/agent. I'm curious about ho...
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I just listened to a presentation in which a lawyer (SDIRA expert) said that you cannot perform physical work on your own rental properties held by your self-directed IRA. This would be a prohibited / self-dealing tr...
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Do you want to know where all the action is going on in your market? Where all the cash buyers are buying? Do you want to know how to find that out in about 60 seconds for FREE? Read below, follow the instructions, an...
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I have a property in Detroit that was appraised for a refi. When I requested a reevaluation they would not budge on their value. The deal still works at the lower value, and I'm honestly pressed because I need the cas...
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Oregon has been a fun state to invest. Lots of prime real estate and interesting/unique properties and opportunities and plenty of sellers with a low capital base, willing to owner finance on homes and land. I've purc...