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Hi everyone,I am a senior in university and my final finance class requires us to write a thesis type paper (research paper with "significant original contribution" to the topic) and so I was hoping to spend this time...
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Hey everyone, my name is Peter Firehock, and I work in Alexandria Virginia as an Acquisitions Associate for a real estate investment fund called BPG Holdings, helping the fund source multi-family investment opportunit...
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I thought it would be a great learning experience for newbies and pros to post your recent direct marketing results on this thread. I'll go first:
Last night I sent out my first direct mailer. They were yellow letter...
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Hi,I'm a newbie investor from California who's looking to invest out of state because the fundamentals in California is out of whack. My first investment was a 4-plex in a bad neighborhood in San Jose with low quality...
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Hi all, I've been more of a rehab then hold investor and own rental properties. I've hired property managers but not all have been good. I'm starting to think I'd prefer to flip properties, that way you don't have to ...
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Hi everyone,
I realize this has been discussed before about which one is better and I think the general concensus is both.
I am writing an economic paper on this topic where I plan to compare the two, so what I am lo...
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hi guys,
I'm looking into starting my buy and hold portfolio, today I spoke with a investor actively flipping and holding properties in Phoenix and LosAngles and I pretty much explained to him the success I'm...
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Oregon is poised to enact statewide rent control.https://www.npr.org/2019/02/27/698509957/oregon-set-to-pass-the-first-statewide-rent-control-billAs anyone with access to modern communication devices is most certainly...
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Im unclear on what a good joint venture would look like in the world of flipping and multi unit rental. Does one person pay and the other oversees the work? Can you both go in half? Then who does what? What if I pay a...
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I have a question about a scenario i am unsure about.
Is it possible for me to get a hard money loan to purchase a house that need rehabbing, than after i am done fixing it up i decide i want to live in it.
Can i ...