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7 January 2025 | 13 replies
Partnering with an experienced local agent will be key—they can guide you through the market and help identify the best opportunities.
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24 January 2025 | 16 replies
@Jerry Chilimidos I am not a CPA owever my understanding is any loans to your IRA can not be personally guaranteed.
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24 January 2025 | 8 replies
Quote from @Daniel Windingstad: Quote from @Obed Calixte: Some people have the personality, processes and systems & time to self manage, some do not.
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4 January 2025 | 25 replies
I have personally purchased large apartment complexes from REITs and know how poorly some of them manage their properties.
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4 February 2025 | 1 reply
On more than one occasion I’ve talked with a person or two that was offering real estate coaching and I found out very quickly that either it was not what they were advertising or they was not far enough along to be coaching anyone except maybe a complete newbie or maybe it wasn’t the strategy for me.Anyway, that’s my ramble for this morning.
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31 January 2025 | 46 replies
I can think of a few BP-specific cases where the ability to delete a post makes sense:Noobs don't usually get the '@' feature right the first time, so I am constantly seeing double-posts so that they can properly call out the person.
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31 January 2025 | 3 replies
I've personally utilized private notes on three transactions and participated in another handful of negotiations with sellers on behalf of buyers in the past five years.
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27 January 2025 | 1 reply
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
@Matt Solis would be the perfect person to speak to about this!