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Hi,This place is great! I've enjoyed reading the forums and guides and listening to the podcasts. My family and I live in Durham, NC where we've resided since the late nineties (including stints in Chapel Hill and R...
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Hey BP community! My name's Zac and I have no background in real estate. I am a Business Development Manager for a security technology company in Northern Virginia. I have lived in Virginia for the past 20+ years and ...
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Hey Everyone,
I am new on here, but I have seen some good posts so here we go!My name is Brian, I am 28 and I am in the hotel industry.
Long story short - I usually like to purchase economy brand hotel assets around...
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Anyone involved in VRBOs? I'm thinking of investing in several properties to rent out as vacation rentals. I love to travel and would like to just live in the ones that are vacant. Obviously location is key but just ...
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to real estate, and still looking for my first deal. Originally I was thinking about doing short sales, but after hearing about the process, I thought about just sticking to fixer uppers starting ...
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Hello, BP family! I am new to posting on this forum however I've had the opportunity to read a lot of useful advice on here. I figured I give it a try for some sound advice.
I am looking at my first deal, naturally,...
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First posting!
I am about to convert my primary residence into a rental property (I had lived there for three years, so no issues there). I have been reading articles all day, and I am having trouble figuring out the...
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Hi everyone
My name is Sharon and it will be two years in July that I have been in Houston. We moved here from Perth, Australia. Have no experience in real estate, but want to absorb and learn as much as I ...
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I recently listened to the audiobook, "Work the System," recommended by @Andy Kaufman at our last meetup, and it gave me some great ideas about setting up more well-defined and documented processes and systems ...
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It has been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. I started real estate investing over 2 years ago. We started with $1000 in marketing and closed a $10,500 wholesale deal 6 six weeks later. Between then and now w...