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I have been to a few RE groups/meetups, and sometime conversation can get sideways and upside-down. Though some people have come specifically to market deals at these groups, I feel networking/connecting in or outside...
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Hi all,
I am Dutch and my girlfriend is Colombian. We live in The Netherlands and would like to invest in a single family apartment for longterm rental in Colombia.
I am looking to talk to someone with experience i...
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Ok, what are the differences of commercial vs conventional loans? Here's what I've surmised so far:Commercial: -have to put more money down (not sure what % though)-have to make/have a lot more capital-have to operate...
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Can anyone explain how sponsors typically tie up properties and how they can minimize their downside in the 2 following scenarios:
1) A development deal (acquisition of raw land or an assemblage of single family hom...
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Hey Investors, I'm deeply saddened by the recent onslaught of generic posts written by ChatGPT. I owe these forums 99% credit for the success that I've had in real estate over the past 7 years, mostly because of the o...
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I'm launching my first direct marketing campaign and am using list source to get my list. With the criteria I plugged in, I was given about 3,700 houses. I am doing a partial list of 1,000. If I go back next month and...
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Happy Saturday!I am closing on my first rental property in Ohio and need to find an insurance agent to ensure I have the proper insurance. Any advice on where to find someone? I have heard Landlord insurance is what...
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I'm getting started out in rental arbitrage and wondering if there's anyplace online that's set up to connect property owners with people looking to rent out apartments to sublease.
Seems like most folks getting into...
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Can some with long term experience explain how interests and cap rates can be inverted, stay inverted and investors keep making money? Here is another way to ask this: If it cost me 6.5% to borrow money but the cap ra...
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I have read here the multiple posts from the landlord concerned about tenant setting thermostat to the extreme causing excessive HVAC wear and tear. But I have not seen a post about the consequences to tenant's healt...