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Hello Chicago Colleagues,This post is to reach out to my Chicago investors, realtors, lenders, brokers, contractors etc. Just wanted acknowledge you guys and gals, and see who is out here executing great buisnesses, i...
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I have been receiving deals through email from an Atlanta wholesaler. It blows my mind how cheap houses are in the ATL suburbs.
Here is an example of a current deal:
I copy as paste from the email.
How bout a 3 bed...
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Hi Everyone!I just joined BP and am looking forward to learning more about real estate. I will be graduating college tomorrow and moving to Midland, TX for a job in Oil & Gas (engineering) in June. In the meantime...
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As a beginner in real estate investing I am seriously considering crowdfunding as my starting point. I am lucky enough to have some capital to put into real estate but being in Southern California and new to inv...
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Working on a deal that the seller is open to carrying up to 10% of the down payment. This will be a STR and airdna fully supports a good DSCR. I've spoken to a few lenders, but they are not allowing a seller carry for...
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Hi! I have the opportunity to make some loans to a home flipping business in FL (structured as an LLC) secured by first position mortgages on residential real estate. I've looked through the laws myself ( http://law....
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So today while flipping channels, I came across a infomercial for Than Merrill. I guess he is in Chicago, so I watched it for a few minutes. He talked a lot about some "secrets" to RE success.
I have never ta...
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During the launch of the NW Chicagoland BP Meetup (where I was the guest speaker), I was asked the question:"Wendell, how do you find all these good deals?"My answer: you got to boil down finding deals into a science....
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OK, here is the situation I'd like some creative financing / deal structure ideas please.I have a deal/property & I approached a private investor friend with:I originally structured the deal to him as a 'debt' onl...
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Hey all, I have a simple question.
I want to purchase an REO as an investment property but I'm not sure of the process. Do I need to be sure to tell the bank that it's going to be a rental or does it matter? I plan ...