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I'm worried that everything is going to be insane tommorrow, May 1, for the big immigration protests. How does everyone feel about the whole situation?
Hello, All. New BP member here. Hope to contribute as much as I take away from this site eventually. With that being said...Want to get into retail real estate development in the Midwest. I've been watching and studyi...
I have been coming to BP a while now for advice, which has always helped me steer in the right direction. I am in the heating and air-conditioning industry and am currently in the process of starting a residenti...
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What is it you consider most heavily when deciding to purchase real estate?
-Cash Flow?
-Speed of Exit Strategy?
-Return on Investment?
-Other (please specify)?
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Hello BP family!
My name is Karina and I will try to keep this as short as possible. I've lurked on here long enough to know essays aren't welcome. :-)
Well, I am a young, soon to be mom (whoa!), who ha...
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For those who flip properties or are planning to flip properties, I am curious. Do you favor neighborhoods where flippers have already (or are already) operating? Or is that irrelevant?
A follow on question is do yo...
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Hey BP community,I’m new to the real estate game in the southeastern Louisiana region. I’m still in the process of learning as much as I can through books, the podcast, and picking my mentor's brain. I live in a nice ...
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I just wanted to start a thread to share my experience with Certified Credit Experts http://certifiedcreditexperts.com/ who were suggested by another BP member. My experience is not over but I want to share the experi...
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I have some funds in an IRA that I want to move out of the markets and into real estate. I had saw an article about this in BP but I cannot find it now. Anyone know of that article or have banks in mind that can tackl...
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So how did you find and settle on your cleaner? Do they offer any services directly associated with STR's?