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29 April 2020 | 25 replies
The assets that will thrive are the ones that have the ability to compete in a submarket at the highest end of the value proposition (meaning best unit for the price).
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20 January 2021 | 13 replies
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14 December 2015 | 8 replies
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19 December 2015 | 14 replies
utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=books (books recommended by BPers)Before making your 1st REI purchase please visit the link below for some useful tipshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/Simply, bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.
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20 August 2015 | 8 replies
It is good to know that there is a thriving landlords community.
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28 November 2020 | 23 replies
But, even so, the guys that had deals that weren't speculative, were in good locations (like any RE investment should be) and weren't over leveraged survived and thrived.
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2 December 2015 | 3 replies
utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=books (books recommended by BPers)Before making your 1st REI purchase please visit the link below for some useful tipshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/Simply, bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.
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11 December 2015 | 6 replies
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15 December 2015 | 59 replies
In the early years, you're scratching and clawing to get the thing off the ground, then trying to get it to where you know it will survive, and then even later, getting it to the point where it really thrives.