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Help! Basic info: I’m married with a 5 year old. I hate my job. I have a 2.5 hour workday commute. I live in a great neighborhood with excellent schools. I just fixed my credit and have developed a much better relatio...
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Good afternoon, I was in the middle of two new builds in the Philly market when COVID hit. Construction was closed down for two months due to a city mandate that ate up two months of my twelve-month loan with one of m...
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We hear this a lot: work ON your business, not IN your business.How are YOU implementing this advice? How are you working ON your business?Did you start doing it at a specific time in your investing journey and do you...
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Hi all!
I’m Margaret and am very new to real estate investment. I am married and have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren. My husband has 2 children. I currently own my home in San Diego but I do not have an...
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Hello
I am an Associate Broker for Triple E Realty LLC out of Indianapolis, IN. My niche is the REO market dealing with investors, listing/selling bank foreclosures along with building relationships wit...
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Hi, I just moved to Bremerton and started researching real-estate investment. I'm starting with my current house which is a 4/2. I'm planning to convert the 2-bed basement into an apartment while I live in the upper-h...
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Hello BiggerPockets,This is my first post on the site. I just finished the NYS real estate salesperson exam. I would appreciate any advice/tips on finding the best brokerages in my area(I live in Astoria Queens but am...
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Joe Fairless explains 5 Ways to Win a Bidding War (Other Than Paying More Money).
1. Offering hard EMD ✅
2. Shorten the Due Diligence Period ✅
3. Sign an Access Agreement While Negotiating the Contract ✅
4. ...
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I was listening to a podcast the other day and Tom Krol said he had a bird-dog find a deal for him by cold calling Craigslist. Has anyone here ever tried that? What ads are you calling?
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Is there a place to check insurance claims made on a property? Do you check the past claims as part of your due diligence? Will the past claims effect your future insurance costs after the purchase?