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The Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Protection Act have made it virtually impossible for a consumer to obtain a hard money or private money loan anymore. In the wake of the financial crisis, many consumers have had hits t...
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Philadelphia is proving to be a tougher nut to crack than anticipated. Everything desirable is too high for me, since I would like to pay cash (max 250k) (bad credit risk due to no income) Kensington seems to have s...
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Has anyone had any interactions or knowledge of a company called Equity Lenders International, Inc? This is apparently a group of private investors and/or facilitators for pairing up available private money to worthy ...
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Hello local Cincy investors. I've been a local real estate investor since 2007, but my rental experience has been centered in Clifton. My question is whether anyone has had any experience, good or bad, renting singl...
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Hi BP'ers!I am planning on selling my 3 AZ rental properties and wanted to put my thoughts on why and how up for review, critique and alternative thoughts. :)All three properties are in the Phoenix AZ area, and were ...
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Hello BP community!I'm 34, living in Los Angeles and looking to possibly invest in either Texas or Orlando, FL this year. I have no debt, credit score over 800, and have money saved up for a down payment, etc.Since it...
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Does anyone have any problem offering full price straight off for a place, if you think/know its a good deal and know it financially makes sense? Or do you hesitate because you give up any negotiation potential and al...
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Hi all,I am located in California and purchased an out of state investment property (condo) in Dallas, Tx in March. My tenant informed me that some homeless people have set up tents in a vacant lot that is located beh...
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Hello - first post here. A little background - I just purchased my first property in the Cleveland area, a duplex, and am renting one unit out and living in the other. I will (most likely in ~2 yrs) be relocated with...
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Hey all, I’ll try and keep this post as concise as I can!My wife and I bought a townhouse in 2020 with the goal of moving from it and turning it into a rental as quickly as possible! We were able to do that within ab...