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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
I recommend you start with duplexes as you should always have a paying tenant.
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
Presumably because the overall majority of BP members invest only and the US and they're smart and well educated and can tell when people are trying to genuinely help them or are motivated by trying to get business from them.2.
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26 January 2025 | 17 replies
I'm currently investing in the Milwaukee area.
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
For investments, you'll likely want a conventional loan for commercial properties.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
I started my real estate career in 2014 working in marketing at PPR Note Co. with Dave Van Horn.
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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
@Michael AddisonIf you're just getting started in Cleveland I would recommend being in areas on the West Side of Cleveland like West Blvd, Cudell, Old Brooklyn, Clark Fulton, Edgewater, Jefferson, and Brooklyn Centre.
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29 January 2025 | 22 replies
The best way to start in rentals is by buying in your own area.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
We don't recommend "newbies" start out with Class D properties.
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4 February 2025 | 11 replies
Is there anything I should know before start shopping?
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30 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Nicholas Nocella - Congrats on starting your real estate investing journey!