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Hello All,
Renovating my first property and I made a rookie mistake, a major one--I found out that my first contractor (who came recommended) is unlicensed in California!!!
I am two weeks into redoing several of th...
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Is it just me, or has the number of mentor/coach/guru threads pick up tenfold over the past month or so?
Anyway, there are clearly a lot of people who are just starting out and are looking for help to get started. I...
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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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My wife and I are planning to rent out an older airstream in the Hill Country of Texas (between San Antonio and Austin) with views of mountains or on a river (prime location). Year round rental targeted couple's getaw...
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Hi, my name is kiefer cheney and I need some advice on how to actually start to build my foundation. I listen to the podcast every day and I have read all of the BiggerPockets and I also bought a duplex that I am hous...
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I was wondering if I could get some advice on how I should go about starting a company that raises capital from investors to buy properties. My idea was to somehow raise the money for a complete purchase or a downpaym...
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Everyone around seems to agree that recession's gonna come within 3 years with a high probability. If it's true, does it mean that it makes all the multifamily deals right now much worse than lets say 5 years ago? I s...
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I have observed that investors consistently IGNORE the fact that their time sits idly in a bank account when they tout their "AROI" on their projects. This is quite puzzling to me and I was wondering why people do it...
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I am really trying to stay positive but I feel like I have been spinning my wheels for the last 3-4 mos. I have evaluated 100s of properties , toured and budgeted well over 50 properties, put offers on on 7 or 8. Each...
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