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10 January 2025 | 9 replies
We have a meet up scheduled soon for our local investors.
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6 January 2025 | 4 replies
I’d recommend listening to the straight up Chicago investor podcast for local information, going to the variety of meetups that are in this great city, and meeting a lot of the people posting here.
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10 January 2025 | 8 replies
All have to be screened and meet your qualifications.
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18 January 2025 | 15 replies
This could potentially meet your financial needs by itself as well as provide start up money to do flips or purchase buy and holds
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8 January 2025 | 13 replies
Hi everyone,I am a real estate investor from Israel, new to the Birmingham market.I'm looking to make connections, invest in fix and flip investments, build a good team to learn and if possible help and share my experience.looking forward to meet you all.
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6 January 2025 | 1 reply
Looking forward to meeting likeminded people :)
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7 January 2025 | 3 replies
I would look at their policies and make sure both the coverage and deductibles meet your needs.
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30 January 2025 | 32 replies
As for the 2% rule, most of the properties that meet those criteria are in war zone locations.
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9 January 2025 | 8 replies
Even if rents are trending up, if your tenant base can't make ends meet, the asset won't perform.
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2 January 2025 | 2 replies
And the best way to start networking is here on BP and attending your local REIA meetings IMO.