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11 February 2025 | 45 replies
Trying to learn that many markets will be overwhelming and you'll just get burned out trying to learn what a good deal looks like in 20 different markets
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25 January 2025 | 10 replies
Highly suggest coming out to some of the local chicago IN-PERSON meetups!
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7 February 2025 | 4 replies
If it is that good of a deal, I would go down to the county office and speak with them to learn the process and the timing it takes to get a permit.
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12 January 2025 | 2 replies
If you have a focused plan and prepared questions you can learn a lot in an hour.
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26 January 2025 | 30 replies
the only thing with that is protecting future landlords.. but then again thats a personal choice..
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
Learning how to responsibly use debt is one of the best tools any real estate investor has at their disposal.
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7 February 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Brendan Jones: I am very new to learning about real estate and am looking for advice on my first home and how I can best use it to help offset my mortgage and generate cash flow.
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5 February 2025 | 54 replies
If you have a great investor agent, he'll be able to help with finding you personalized deals, helping you learn good/bad neighborhoods, estimating renovations/scope of work, setting you up with his team, etc.3.
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24 January 2025 | 8 replies
Private money and personal funds.
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25 January 2025 | 4 replies
A contract is only as good as the person enforcing it.