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Happy new year, folks! I'm a guy approaching middle-age, living in Chicago. For several reasons (property taxes, politics), I would prefer to begin real estate investing somewhere other than locally. Currently, my int...
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so if you were amazing at saving and absolutly sucked at finding deals. I mean like hopless god forbid anyone is and prey for the ones that are. Could you just get regular homes not fixer uppers at regular prices and ...
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Hey all! My wife and I have a duplex that we rent here in Kansas City. On one side of the duplex, we rent to a Section 8 tenant. We have run into a bit of an issue.The tenant is a single woman, around 55 years old. Th...
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I don't have a lot of money but can reno kitchens & bathrooms myself. What are the advantages / disadvantage of Charlotte / Asheville markets? I am choosing one soon!
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Hello everyone! BPCON 2022 is officially sold out, but we know plan can change. If you have a ticket, please post it in this thread. When it is sold, please quote your original post and say "SOLD" in caps in the respo...
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Here's my "take" on the market - and my question:
Will hard money continue to get cheaper? We see a continual pattern of huge amounts trust deed investment dollars chasing a smaller number of loans.
Rates in the si...
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Asking for money seems to be an embarrassing topic. It seems to be more embarrassing to ask for money from private individuals than from a bank. Why? I think because a bank is just an "institution" versus a pers...
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What is your best method, tool, resource for finding deals in todays climate? One of the biggest challenges I hear today from investors is finding deals (the right deals), what are you doing to overcome this hurdle?
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Economic Update (Monday, August 24, 2020)
Its going to take years for our economy to fully heal from th...