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4 December 2015 | 4 replies
Your time here will be well spent.Since you expressed an interest in buy and hold, I added the below links for your review. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/04/how-to-rent-your-house/ (house rental guide)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)Now that you have made the move, below are some links that will help with the navigation of the site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.udemy.com/biggerpockets-real-estate-investing-course/ (video with 64 lectures and approx 6hrs of material)https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing (Ultimate beginner's guide to REI)Before your 1st purchase, please ensure you visit the below link for some tips.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/REI books suggested by BPershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/13/7-real-estate-books-beginner-investors/ (7 absolute must read books for beginner REIs)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?
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18 February 2016 | 15 replies
I agreed and started the remodel process within an hour (It was already July so I only hade one month to remodel the unit and fill 3 units before college classes would start).Cost of remodeling was a little more than previous because we had to do new drywall (put 5/8 and sound barrior material inbetween the apartments) and blow out a wall (to make the kitchen and livingroom more open because kitchen was in a seperate room)Well a week into the remodeling process (9-14 day process depending on the schedule) I had 2 friends looking for a place in the area that each had a roommate.
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17 January 2016 | 41 replies
I agreed and started the remodel process within an hour (It was already July so I only hade one month to remodel the unit and fill 3 units before college classes would start).Cost of remodeling was a little more than previous because we had to do new drywall (put 5/8 and sound barrior material inbetween the apartments) and blow out a wall (to make the kitchen and livingroom more open because kitchen was in a seperate room)Well a week into the remodeling process (9-14 day process depending on the schedule) I had 2 friends looking for a place in the area that each had a roommate.
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4 December 2015 | 2 replies
Your time here will be well spent.You never mentioned a niche of interest, so, I added a few links below for your review of the most popular ones.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (step by step guide to flips)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling)Now that you have made the move, below are some links that will help with the navigation of the site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.udemy.com/biggerpockets-real-estate-investing-course/ (video with 64 lectures and approx 6hrs of material)https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing (Ultimate beginner's guide to REI)Before your 1st purchase, please ensure you visit the below link for some tips.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/REI books suggested by BPershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/13/7-real-estate-books-beginner-investors/ (7 absolute must read books for beginner REIs)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?
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4 December 2015 | 10 replies
Don't focus so much on cost focus on current material.
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5 December 2015 | 5 replies
@Kortez WalkerBP has a ton of material to learn from.
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4 December 2015 | 4 replies
There is significant difference in price (considering 5000 cards) which adds up incase I try to use external companies like click2mail etc and if I do 1000 prints every week with them.
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8 December 2015 | 7 replies
Hi Chris,Welcome to BP, this is a great website and resource for all types of real estate investing.I suggest you do a lot of research here, do not spend a lot of money listening to coaches, it would be much better to put that money to work and learn from experience specially with all the material you have in this site.Additionally, there are many real estate clubs out there, visit them, select your favorites and meet other investors working your area.
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10 December 2015 | 13 replies
Senate File 295: https://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/linc/85/external/SF...The legalese is pretty tough to read, but sure enough, it's there!
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8 December 2015 | 3 replies
Here are a few quick tips to get up and running:1) Read a lot of materials here on BP.