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23 December 2024 | 2 replies
Over the years, we’ve built relationships, closed countless deals, grown businesses with fellow BP members, and helped others get started—all from meeting people here on the forums.The Lehigh Valley is a fantastic market to kick off your journey.
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19 January 2025 | 27 replies
However, we’ve had great success with a straightforward approach: 'talk to the lawyer.'
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5 January 2025 | 8 replies
As an investor and realtor I took the opposite approach.
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7 January 2025 | 28 replies
This approach helps manage costs while providing predictability for tenants.Thanks @Julia Lyrberg!
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4 January 2025 | 23 replies
and he said yes, from there I've spent countless hours working with him on his properties out of the gym to expand my knowledge the best I can. yes, the asset is entirely within my name, and thank you so much for the Congrats on the success!
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14 January 2025 | 23 replies
Under this scam, a homeowner facing foreclosure is approached by someone who promises to help save the person’s home.
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
Be that as it may, with this approach, you will have to provide some value for your folks even to consider this.
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18 January 2025 | 36 replies
Hey Vic I am from CT and I had same issue with one of my tenants some time ago , he want's to save money any way possible so he was keeping his temps really low , I explain on few occasions to him that pipes are going to freeze and all that but he wouldn't listen , so I approach that problem from different angle , since I never had a problem with that tenant before and he was a good guy , always paid on time etc. , I didn't want it to loose that tenant so simply i helped him to get " energy assistance" this is a program to help people out if they can't afford heating bills , I don't know if it is in your state so you my want to check this out.
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8 January 2025 | 9 replies
What worked for him.. and could work for you.. is taking a calculated approach by "house hacking."
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4 January 2025 | 12 replies
Your first clue will be how they approach showings.