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Hi, folks!Question: I am entertaining the idea of living overseas for a year to travel as well as save some money because I won't be spending so much (Thailand is calling my name!). I have done some private money lend...
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Since it's ideal to approve a rental applicant with income 3 times the rent, I wonder if combined income of multiple applicants over 18 who will be living in the unit qualifies this requirement? Or is it best to have...
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Hello from Northern Virginia!I am new to real estate investing but have been working in real estate advertising for 18 years. I co-founded with my wife Sharon MilitaryByOwner Advertising that helps military families F...
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I am in a weird situation. I'm a full time employee with benefits and a 401K with good credit but I cannot get traditional financing, because I am also a stand up comic. As a comic I make a little money, but I write o...
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We are real estate agents in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. My question is what are you looking for in your real estate agent. Of course everyone wants their agent to be an investor themselves, we do that and manage ...
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Hello Everyone,I am currently the owner of two single family rental homes in the college town of Davis, California, few miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area. I have managed every aspect of the rentals from findin...
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A well reviewed roofing contractor wants a 40% prepayment on an 8K roof job. They have great reviews online. I dealt with a plumbing company for a plumbing retrofit once and they had a similar request, which I obliged...
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Question: How do you deal with a contractor who balks at doing repairs that an inspector says are "safety issues" and is weeks behind in the rehab? It would be real easy to be hard nosed, but he is also working on ano...
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A Seller who is a family member is offering that instead of going to closing with a title company to just process the deed at our city hall since he has done this once before. Since this is our first closing as a comp...
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I met an investor this evening that is looking to close out a group brought together for the purchase of a preforeclosure commercial property in McAllen, Texas. I know this gentlemen to be someone I would love to work...