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I've been investing in Real Estate for +20 years. Started off doing major renovation on Victorian Homes and then selling, in one neighborhood. Then flipped vacant lots in another neighborhood, where I had to do a lot ...
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Hi All,I know that most of us here are very familiar with the idea of gentrification. It comes up all the time in the media, it’s something that some buy and holders will look out for, and it’s a code word for rapidly...
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I recently acquired a 2 story cinderblock building. Total sq. footage is about 3000 with 1500 on each floor. It's located in a troubled but gentrifying area of North Charleston, SC. Very close to low income homes. ...
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Has anyone ever had success with a demand letter? I will be sending two letters regarding a property that I was planning on fix and flipping. One letter is going to a former contractor (Dan Fitzgerald from Memphis, TN...
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do you have to pay a contractor to come look at your property that you want to flip just to give an estimate? Or do you pay him after the work is done if you use his services? ?
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Real Estate is just better :) Born in Falkenberg, Sweden,
almost 30 years old and completely free to do what I want when I want.
Thank god for business and investments!! I wouldn’t call myself an
entrepreneur,...
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Hello,I am an artist with an LLC in Colorado. I would like to start treating my music more like an actual small business and be smarter with how I invest my money into it. At some point I plan on doing the same with R...
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I'm curious if anyone would be willing to share their story about a creative ways to use non-mainstream properties. For example, taking an old hotel and making it into apartments or an old warehouse and turning into ...
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Hey BP Nation specially Newbie Investors:I found this article and I believe everyone should read this. This will help real estate investors and wannabee investors from being manipulated by the gurus:CONFESSIONS OF A S...
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Hi, I'm wanting to do my due diligence so i can choose a turnkey company. Looking at Norada and Rent to retirement to facilitate my first purchase out of state. (I live in California) But I'm pretty unclear on how to ...