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18 June 2024 | 121 replies
Not all but many scammers like to be GHOSTS providing minimal information as possible to engage a consumer in the marketplace.
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13 June 2024 | 6 replies
Our mission is to make owning rental property easy.Looking forward to engaging with this awesome community, sharing insights, and learning from all of you.
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13 June 2024 | 2 replies
Appreciate all the engagement in these forums on Bigger Pockets!
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16 June 2024 | 27 replies
However, be mindful of the repayment terms and interest rates.Risk Management: Ensure you have a solid plan for managing the debt and contingencies for market fluctuations.Practical Steps and StrategiesMarket Research: Continue leveraging your knowledge of the Asheville market to find undervalued properties with high rental potential.Financial Planning: Work with a financial advisor to create a detailed budget for your investment strategy, including purchase, rehab, and holding costs.Networking: Engage with local real estate investment groups and continue learning from successful investors through platforms like Bigger Pockets.Boot Camps and Education: Your proactive approach to education through boot camps and BP PRO is excellent.
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13 June 2024 | 10 replies
Building a strong foundational knowledge base is essential, and you can achieve this by engaging with communities like ours here or by joining your local Real Estate Investors Associations (REIAs).
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12 June 2024 | 2 replies
They want more online leads, but I'm quickly learning their bigger issue is outbound sales & marketing, i.e. understanding who their customers (and referral partners) are and engaging them meaningfully.I've been lurking on BP and researching their build areas and it seems like their primary clients are developers and investors, not individuals building their dream vacation home (though they are part of the mix).Their value prop is dollar efficiency and speed.
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12 June 2024 | 3 replies
@Tylere WeaverIf you sell now and seller finance it I do t believe you can then do a 1031 later as the property was already sold.Check with your intermediary- there are several here on BP you can engage with.
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15 June 2024 | 87 replies
Period.I will engage with those looking to advance discussions on bettering wraps for all and not discuss the esoteric people's money ethical concerns of fictitious harms to billion dollar companies - sorry -- just being real here for a bit.Thanks to all -- but I prefer to discuss an improvement to an industry vs the fictional worries of those trying to invent wrongdoings to lenders.Thanks much to all AlanSo due to a couple of in your face sub2 gurus and the potential of newbie investors muddying in the water the attitude has been in the past and is now anti-Sub2 to the most part on bigger Pockets.
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20 June 2024 | 245 replies
But what's worse is the epidemic rise of people simply choosing to not engage in employment.
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11 June 2024 | 0 replies
Statement fro the National Association of Realtors: “NAR launched an all-hands advocacy effort on this issue, meeting with VA officials, engaging with lawmakers and rallying our industry partners to ensure this prohibition was lifted,” Shannon McGahn, the chief advocacy officer at NAR, said in a statement.