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Hello BP !!! this might be a bit long but please read along and help out a fellow newbie investor. I am in the process of obtaining my first flip deal. The seller's realtor has been in the business for 20+ years, ther...
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If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing? Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...
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Brief history of myself..I have been a mechanic for the last 16 years..I use to love to fix cars, but now it is time to move on, as I se the writing on the walls, and it is just getting worse in the dealerships..
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After paying my contractor 35k, I found his interior work was pretty shoddy. I already had a few issues with the contractor I pointed out and ask for discounts or refunds, but none were ever given, they just acknowled...
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Basicly I am looking for some ADVICE from the SENIOR INVESTORS on Pre-planning or Starting to Convert to CASH for future Generations .most of what I read about on BP "TENDS" to be geared toward the YOUNGER GENERATION ...
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Just bought my first property in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, it's a four-unit built in 1850 my family and I plan to do an owner occupied unit with tenants in the other 3 units. The previous landlord seemed to have fo...
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Have a dumb question to all the real estate investors who rent out their home/apartments AND are making profits from your property: what are your success factor(s)?
I have a rental apartment in New York that can get ...
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Hello everyone (from overseas)! 皆さん、こんにちは!It’s my first time posting here and I’m completely new to the world of REI so please forgive my ignorance on the subject. I’m hoping to network with people who are either curr...
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What is an asset protection trust? Who needs them? Where do you set them up? Lets jump into this.
Lets start with the need for asset protection and why asset protection works. Asset Protection works by removing the ...
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My main REI niche is newly-undervalued raw rural acreage in Snohomish county, WA, near Seattle. My general investing strategy is to "clip off" the land's surplus transferable development rights for later sale to urban...