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Hello agents/investors!I am not new to the site but have not posted at all in the real estate agent forums. I am an attorney broker in Winchester MA. I have been doing real estate as an broker/investor full-time for 2...
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Hey BP Family,Long Island NY is my main market, but I found a deal in North Carolina. However, the owner/investor/seller said that NC has special laws.He said I cant have a traditional option to purchase without regis...
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I just had some improvements done on my home: roof, siding, hvac. It was financed with a personal loan at 9.99% with no prepayment penalty. I previously owed nothing on the home. I didn't want to start with a heloc or...
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Looking to refinance a rental in Columbus OH that I've owned for a while. So far I've only spoken with Quicken Loans as I am aware they will work with investors. Comps for similar duplexes to mine have gone for about...
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Hello everyone!!!! New year new me, I'm from NJ born and raised (30+yrs) but relocated in 2015 to NC so I'm learning the lay of the land. Amazingly I have been a sales agent (10+yrs), part owner in a brokerage, and a...
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Hello, My name is Andrew, I am 19. I am a very new investor, I got into real estate for various reasons. I've always been very poor, I grew up with absolutely nothing. Everything I have to my name has been earned by m...
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Hi,I am going through my first multi-family purchase and I'm trying to go through the traditional lending route. Two lenders I've spoken to require 25% down + 6 months PITI reserves. Is this normal? Seems extreme b...
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I'm starting out on my buy and hold journey with 1 property already being rented and looking to attain more. I want to start using the BRRR strategy and wondering if anybody can recommend a few hard money lender cont...
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Hi. I'm totally new to real estate investing but at least I have an affinity for it. But marketing? It actually scares me. I'm the type of person that will throw junk mail into the trash can without reading it. The ir...
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I'm considering getting my real estate sales license primarily for the purposes of facilitating my own transactions. I'd like to hear recommendations on brokers to consider that are amenable to this type of non-tradit...