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Hi everyone,I'm a 20 year active duty Marine currently stationed in Quantico. I have been wanting to invest in real estate since 2011 and now I'm finally there financially. Ideally, I would like my strategy to be buy ...
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At a family holiday dinner, a writing sample of mine from long ago was passed around as it detailed my family's history and lineage, sparking a number of interesting conversations.
After everyone had been able to get...
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Do people trade or barter their STRs for vacations? In other words, I'll let you stay at my STR for a week if you let me stay at yours. Maybe compare based on ADR or similar.Is that a thing? If so, where do people do ...
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I'm sure most of you prefer to keep your relationship with tenants professional. Kind of a dumb question but I was just curious as I am working on buying my 1st one. On a major holiday like Christmas for a lot of peop...
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I've been working with investors for about 4-5 months, since i got my real estate license. While i learn from my list of investors and the way they flip or rent the properties they buy from me, I'm still looking to gr...
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Hello BP family! This question is for my fellow real estate agents out there.
When first starting out in the business, obviously friends and family are an immediate outlet for referrals and leads.
My question is, ...
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Hi everyone,Our rental unit is ready for a tenant move in. Its a 4 bedroom 2 bath nicely updated home. We've had a number of inquiries and a few visit the home. Our dilemma is who to rent it out to...The most serious ...
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When you visit a potential long-distance rental market in person, what are you looking for? What do you do?My wife and I will be driving from Phoenix to New Orleans and back to Tucson for her work. We have time to p...
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and now I'm feeling pretty stoopid. I thought the $1k fee was fairly reasonable compared to another "big name" educational entity,(scam?) but once I started reading the free e-book, I began to sense that the "course"...
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Was anybody else angry after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad? Lol I wished I got a hold of it sooner! About a year ago I found I have a love of books, and I haven't stopped ever since. In the back of my mind I always knew ...