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When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
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So, my wife and I have been have been saving for a while, which isn't really easy. (Two kids, tuition, CA prices..) But we do live a pretty thrifty lifestyle. 2001 ford truck for me and 2010 Pilot for the Mrs. All pa...
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So brief background. I started investing in the USA around 08. Ended up in Memphis and with the help of a great mentor really got going in that city. It quickly became obvious that many parts of Memphis were terrib...
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I always thought Keller Williams Realty recruiting tactics were cringeworthy and my opinion hasn't changed but, somehow, eXp Realty recruiting tactics are exponentially worse. A Realtor in my office was recently hit o...
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I will start my two rentals paid one was actually 3 days early.. tenant works for the DOD in area 51 high level 100k plus 750s plus fico.A class rental in Vegasother tenant is in Mississippi my last Go zone house I ...
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Please read my post before answering willy nilly, but I was wondering why is everyone here so against paying for real estate educational information?
I will preface to say that there are quite a few hucksters...
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Have invested time in Bigger Pockets for a year: reading, podcasts, analyzing, drive-arounds, learning, learning, learning. Thought my first deal was done, only to have it fall apart in the eleventh hour.So many of yo...
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Hi all, I am a newbie to BiggerPockets and am still learning to use the site. But... I need some help Now! I negotiated a discounted rental rate on a 24 month lease back in February with a single woman and her dog bec...
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What is the plan when tenants can’t work and cannot make rent payments? It has already started for me.
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Read Ch 4735Get a lawyerGet licensed and do wholesaling in OH02 July 2014http://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/Fall10REdiscipline.pdfLYNETTE S. MALY, Twinsburg, Ohio, was found by the Commission to have violated RevisedCo...