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Hi, I am fairly new to Real Estate Investing and to post here on BP. I have a newly formed contracting company in the Baltimore MD metro area that I would like to primarily devote to home improvement for the sake ...
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Hey friends!My partner and I want to flip a house and we have someone who wants to fund us, but they want to explore the option of using an IRA to do so. From what I understand this is possible if it's set up as a sel...
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As a private lender, we use reserve funds as a way to gage whether or not someone is financially ready to take on a real estate investment. We use 10% of the loan as a rule of thumb.
Even though we can usually fund ...
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Does anyone have any strategies on how to a position a partnership with a private lender in order to start to obtain a Rental portfolio (with no out of pocket capital)
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I'm lost on how to present this to the private money lender on paper. And do I open a business account? Another question I have is; can I whole sale the property and make money upfront for my bills?
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What has been your biggest win as a private lender this year?
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Who's your favorite fake guru?
Oh my... this is not an easy question - so many to chose from. From the fake lifestyles, the rented yachts, private jets, Lamborghini's/ Ferrari's, and most of all the fake success. One...
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I own 3 rental properties in Memphis and have been renting them out since I got them. However, last year I tried to sell them at 25% below market value and still only got offers for less than the loan amount. I ende...