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Hi everyone! I am a new member to BP based in Champaign, IL (but that does not limit my search). My current profession is a property manager in purpose built student housing in the area; however I have a long history...
Greetings to all,My name is Kevin and I am an MBA candidate at The University of Texas, San Antonio, concentrating in real estate investing and development. (one year to go)Currently, I am the graduate research assist...
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Hello everyone!My wife and I are in the beginnings of our journey into the world of real estate and we are looking into one or both of us getting our real estate license.The thought is that it can save us a bit of mon...
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Hello Everyone!I am closing on my first rental property (SFR) next week and I plan on self-managing. It is also worth mentioning that I plan to acquire five additional SFR's by year end and to continue to scale up fr...
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Hey everyone.
My name is Boris - over the last few years, my wife and I have built up a portfolio of properties in a handful of cities around the country that we run as short-term and mid-term rentals. As we both com...
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Currently reading Anson Young's book and I really like the idea/process of focusing on and farming a particular area. I want to begin as he suggests by establishing a baseline for a neighborhood or zip code. Whats y...
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I'm curious what you all think about these and other platforms out there? There are tons of options all at different price points and I'd at least like to narrow the list down with feedback from you all.
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Is there a way that I can find the number of units of housing in a geographic area, including apartment units? I'm trying to figure out raw number so that I can calculate the shortage of housing based on population an...
I work as the acquisitions guy for several flippers/rehabbers and I am looking for a more professional tool to help develop rough rehab budgets. I have created a simple excel template that I update with what is needed...
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My wife and I were talking about how we really missed hearing all of the corporate lingo we heard when we had jobs.
Just wanted to share some of the ones that drove us nuts and see which ones really grind your gear...