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First timer, looking for a duplex in the NW. I have a program to run numbers but i have questions on as to identifying a good location. I Found a website www.homegain.com there you can look at Demographic and Housing ...
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I need knowledge of the industry and people that are willing to coach me, and point me in the right direction to successfully break into the real estate industry. Since joining BP I have taken the free course, browsed...
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I listed one of my Duplexes on Zillow as being for rent and available. Shortly after that, I was contacted by a representative from STR Capital, a property management company in Columbus, Ohio. She sent the followin...
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Hello BP Community,I wanted to share with you my most recent marketing campaign that I am doing, and I look forward to updating you with the good and bad of how it turns out. My past marketing campaigns have targeted ...
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Hello, My questions arises over a decision I have to leave my stable W2 job and go back to being a consultant as a 1099 contractor. I will make about 20-30k more as a contractor with the ability to use my newly acqui...
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Background:I connected with a guy on BP in Feb 2014 who was just getting started in wholesaling as a FT gig. We met up at a Starbucks, and he drew on a napkin his understanding of how the "flipping a contract" process...
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Does anyone have experience with a commercial loan and buying apartments that have more than 4 units? How much money (what percent) do you need to put down for a commercial loan? Just wondering if I need to save...
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Hi everyone,Working on my first property: I've put in an offer on a 4br 2 ba townhouse for $80K in an area where the townhomes like this one are going for $120K and up. It was accepted and I'm now to the point where...
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BP Community,First let me apologize in advance if I'm posting in the wrong forum. This is my first post so I thought I'd make it personally memorable by tying it to my current real estate challenge. As my question l...
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What insight do you have on these options? Is it best to join a real estate team, or start out as a solo agent??