Hello. I come to real estate by a very tortured path.I graduated from college with a BS in physics in 1980 (yea, I am that old). After not being able to find a job, I went running back to the safe haven of academia ...
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As a newbie... I've spent days, weeks, months... Spinning my wheels, networking with as many investors as possible, searching for the real deals, just basically putting in work and realizing it doesn't happen over nig...
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Has anyone heard of, or dealt with Marc Imhof. He advertises a Wholesaling coaching service on BP. I am just wondering if anyone has had any dealings with him. I have been looking for a Mentor but I am skeptical.
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Hello all on BP!Pretty excited to start seeing it all come together for the first time. Just got pre-approved for my mortgage on my first rental property. Making my offer to the seller tomorrow!Let’s make sure all goe...
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Hello! I'm trying to buy a SFR property in Tracy, CA. New investor, living 35-40 mins from Tracy (in East Bay). Approximately Purchase Price - $500k - $550k . Biggest reason for investing in Tracy is that a lot of fol...
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To my broker's colleague, any suggestion on how to verify a remote investor who contacts you for investment properties? it's the first time that I'm being approached by someone who claims to live in another state and...
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Hello everyone, my name is Joseph Pike. I have been in the Real Estate world for about 2 years, and a licensed Realtor for about 18 months. I have done some work in the Wholesale world, and some investment properties...
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Outside of running your own rental and having some cash available. What would you say is the very first step in getting started in commercial real estate (i.e. multifamily or triple net)? It seems like it's a whole ot...
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What are your favorite places to find vendors? (Cleaners, handyman, etc.)
Here's my top 3 places, but curious if anyone had any others they can share!
1. Thumbtack.com
2. Referrals & Facebook Groups
3. Google
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HiI am going to take the exam for my real estate sales license in Ohio shortly after the new year and am in a dilemma as to which broker to choose. I have spent a lot of time narrowing it down to two offices, one HER ...