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I see post after post and hear podcast after podcast about investors having trouble finding and keeping good contractors. Did you ever stop to wonder why?
Well... It's because contractors don't work for you any more ...
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hi All, I am not professional RE investors, so I hope that you can give me some advice for my situation.We bought our primary home in 2002 for $300K, the mortgage plus taxes and insurance is $2600/mon. The house shoul...
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I live near the Portland Metro area and my goal with real estate is to buy and hold to build passive income to replace the income from my job. I currently do not own any rentals and only have experience buying two pe...
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At the end of every BiggerPockets Podcast Episode, we ask the same four questions (really five, because Brandon can't count.) How would YOU answer them? (Skipping 5 because self promotion is not allowed in the forums....
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I am in the position to go green aka electric thanks to solar, the numbers all make sense to move in this direction. My net out of pocket expense is roughly $14K, finance it with a low payment, and rapidly pay it off....
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Earlier today I had a request that we build a FAQ for birddogs. I'd love to get out and do it, but I'm a bit overwhealmed right now. If anyone can help us put this together, that would be great! Just add on to this...
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This is a brief overview of how I went from a family business employee (with 7 children), only earning 60k/yr, filing bankruptcy in early 2016, to someone who will be completely financially free 18 months after I purc...
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I just came across this in an newsletter I get. It centers around a law that has already passed the US Congress and is about to be voted on by the senate--- HR1728. It will most likely KILL the owner financing option ...
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The Washington Post published an article from an outside contributor (and investor), Conor Sen, claiming that while software was the biggest business story of the last five years, housing will rule the next five years...
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Hi AllJust thought I would share one of my recent deals.Been playing in the Atlanta market since 2011, its been very kind, an amazing ride as the market has continued to soar. In fact very low inventory, surprise surp...