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Hi Everyone, We bought 3 hotels & motels this year and are quickly ramping up to buy more hotels in this upcoming recession. I started in real estate with househacking (renting rooms in my house out as STR/MTR), t...
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I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...
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For time and money....I have a 5 year old daughter I want to be able to watch grow up instead of working 70 hours a week. I have spent 20 years at a job I can't wait to get away from, I am going through my second divo...
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Morning,I am posting this to get some advice and also to hopefully give other newbies something to think about. I jumped into REI intensely in February this year. As of today i own 5 cash-flowing units (1 condo and a ...
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Hello-New to this site, but have eard unbelievable things and excited to get going. Was wondering about condos. It seems like, for the time being, they are the last affordable thing in growing and popular cities. Do p...
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I often share this story with potential clients, investors, and those looking to start their real estate investment journey. My goal is simple: to illustrate why investing in lower-priced neighborhoods can be riskier ...
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Hello All!!
I have been wanting to get into REI for awhile now and am very please to find BP. I am looking to start in duplexes and keep learning from there. Is this a good way to start?
I have a question about le...
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I'm holding a performing note in the $50K range at 7.5% interest with 1 year of seasoning and a balloon payment at the end of 15 years.
I have no way of knowing the credit score of the home owner. He's an active inve...
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Hello everyone, I wanted to know if $30/hour in North Jersey is a reasonable or too high to pay a contractor for labor. He is someone I know that is very good. He just started to be self employed and has no real exp...
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I'm in the process of trying to purchase an off-market deal in my neighborhood. I already own one of these, and it's a tremendous cash flow property. During the title search, the following issue came up:Property is ...