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Hey friends! Forewarning, I suck at being brief...So my wife and I, and our daughter, went on vacation a few weeks ago to Port St. Joe, FL. We'd been down there a number of times, my wife has been going there since sh...
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It's true: you really don't need a real estate license to be a successful investor. Most people reading this already know that.BUT…There are five main reasons—and valuable ones, at that—for taking the exam and getting...
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Some of you have asked me to articulate how in fact I screwed up a seemingly profitable deal. This was my second property, which was my first attempt at a flip. My first property was a buy & hold, which I view a...
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The PrepAlong with the standard REI education you get from books and podcasts, I created a set of OKR's surrounding REI that would serve as the roadmap to purchase the first investment property. One of the KR's was to...
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Hi Bp,Im working on sending out my first direct mail today! Scary but im going for it. What should my google voice voicemail say? Hopefully Michael Quarles will chime in on this one. Thanks guys
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To anyone who may have experience flipping land/homes in rural areas outside of major cities, please read this post and I would love to hear any insight as to what experience you have had and any advice you would be w...
Hello Everyone!I have some questions about house hacking but I thought I would give an intro to give you a better idea of where I am coming from. If you want to just get to my questions I have separated the two. Thank...
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http://www.cbdanforth.com/docs/35E.pdf I have used this successfully many times in hot markets agents will understand in .. in many markets agents will have never seen it.. and if your the first to use it you will win...
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I want to hear your most basic thoughts about buying properties with visible foundation problems. I understand there can be a huge spectrum of problems with consequences varying from "can't play a fair game of marb...