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10 January 2025 | 9 replies
I live in Phoenix and my business partner and I put on a couple local forums for investors like yourself to network.
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15 January 2025 | 12 replies
It’s a longer-term game, though, with higher upfront costs.I’d say spend some time researching your target area and connecting with local investors or meetups—they’re goldmines for market insights and networking.
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10 January 2025 | 18 replies
From there network and connect with those in your market to do a fix and flip.
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23 January 2025 | 8 replies
Now we are trying to find more investors to do this deals with, networking has been something we have to get better at.
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22 January 2025 | 12 replies
Based off of the podcasts I am listening to and other property management professionals that I network with, that has been the experience of portfolios across the states.
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22 January 2025 | 8 replies
BPCON happens every October, this year is in Vegas Oct 5-7th good to get some practice in going to local networking events because BPCON is like drinking from a firehose, in the best way possible though!
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15 January 2025 | 7 replies
I would join local business networking groups to get inside deals.
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11 January 2025 | 4 replies
go to local meetups, they should have some here or try meetup app or eventbrite. continue to network and that can help you execute your plans.
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8 January 2025 | 10 replies
Also, we will be having a free REI networking event Feb 6th if you're in the Milwaukee area.
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7 January 2025 | 10 replies
Wherever you are, there will be REI meetups and you should start networking there.