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My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...
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There are so many people and companies out there who claim to be wholesalers and many more newbies who claim to want to start out in wholesaling as a means to get started in the biz.
Let me tell you about a recent ex...
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Hello BP members in Cincinnati or those investing here. Please be careful of who you invest with. I had the unfortunate experience of investing with someone here and it ended up being a scam. True Story of How my Firs...
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There seems to be a lot of fear of attractive conservative brunettes to the point that they have to attacked as "stupid" by people who never really qualify that statement and when they do qualify it, it turns out they...
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A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
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Got a situation, deed shows owners names that have been dead for 14 years and neighbors state property vacant for at least that long. Property is free and clear but obviously taxes have been paid. So I have found no h...
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As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...
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Maybe some guru has been advertising heavily on late night tv or something but to me it seems like there are A LOT of new people trying to wholesale. They have been told they can make RE riches despite having no mone...
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Having had so many investing students and BP members express their issues around funds, education or just plain fear, I thought it would be helpful for everyone to not only hear from investors having challenges or hes...
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Receiving a cash out loan on an investment property can be a very confusing item. This post is designed to bring some clarity to taking cash out of a property with a conventional loan and help you navigate the someti...