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11 January 2025 | 4 replies
Sure, all channels can work, even seller financing or foreclosures, but in my experience, a well-connected agent can uncover hidden gems that often outperform the trickier avenues.Since the post is still fresh, I’m curious.. do you foresee other potential add ons that might elevate the returns even further, like corporate housing partnerships or short-term seasonal leases?
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5 January 2025 | 4 replies
You absolutlely need to be direct to seller or have close, personal relationships with wholesalers and active agents.
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6 January 2025 | 5 replies
From there, adding discipline will get you to where you want.Instead what you're doing is advertising you have money, no knowledge and are going to have the average BP RE agent(bottom of the barrel quality) come here to promote their services with no regard.
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3 January 2025 | 18 replies
However, if the owner lives in Cuyahoga County or a contiguous county, the owner may be listed as the local agent in charge.
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22 December 2024 | 8 replies
In fact it's the exact opposite, 1% of commercial agents don't know what owner financing is after doing this model daily and speaking to 100's of commercial agents.
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9 January 2025 | 1 reply
A new future real estate agent and real estate investor here!
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7 January 2025 | 13 replies
Of course, happy to connect you to local agents if you want to explore possibilities.
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8 February 2025 | 34 replies
I recommend you call a local agent or broker to give you a better lay of the land so you understand the challenges/opportunities in this area.
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14 January 2025 | 16 replies
I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work
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8 January 2025 | 3 replies
Hi everyone,I’m a licensed agent based in Philadelphia and am looking to connect with other investors in the area.