26 July 2020 | 6 replies
Cory,Talk to as many banks as you want but guard your credit like your real estate investing career depended on it.
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23 July 2020 | 3 replies
If you're serious about making RE a career get your license and work for a house flipper, property manager, wholesaler, RE brokerage, anything to get your foot in the door and learn on the job.
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23 July 2020 | 3 replies
I totally agree and I’ll also be starting my sales career in Gainesville, so any other markets would be at least 2 years ahead.
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23 July 2020 | 2 replies
The non-paying tenant was what we like to call a "career squatter" who knew the ins and outs of eviction proceedings and had a non-profit representing him.
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24 July 2020 | 4 replies
I do have a primary house in San Jose and planning to keep it for now.I m trying to find out information about salary reduction, career growth, what is a miss from CA?
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24 July 2020 | 3 replies
One of the greatest investments in my earlier career was buying a short sale.
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28 July 2020 | 15 replies
In my case, it wouldn’t really have mattered what my first couple steps were, in my career.
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25 July 2020 | 3 replies
I have the opportunity this next year to prepare for a career change once we leave California - my question is if you were in your 20s and could go back and pivot careers, what would you do to be closer to real estate?
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21 August 2020 | 1 reply
Hi BP family,I'm about 6 projects into my REI career so still relatively new.
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24 July 2020 | 4 replies
Hi BP family,I'm about 6 projects into my REI career so still relatively new.