HelloMy name is Chris DeLucien and I currently own a home in Southwest Florida (Fort Myers area)Im new to the entire investing game and have recently dived in to the BP Pro side of things as well.

Christhis is a wealth building question, you need to have a long term game plan.

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I am active in newark PM me if you want to touch base Also be aware that newark investing is a very active management game, you need strong processes and the right team on the ground to protect your investment.

The opportunity to select "investor" while submitting the bid is not availableMarvin- The listing agent does not know what bids are submitted or the amount of the bids. 

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I'm excited to get back into the BRRR game after a short hiatus.  

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With that being said I would like to say that Do Hard Money is a good company to work with, but do not get disillusioned into thinking that you won't need any of your own skin in the game!

That said, the volume has dropped off considerably from its peak in my market 2 years ago while other sectors of construction have picked up for us which essentially allows us to be much more selective in what work we accept.