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Hey fellow BPers, I'm new to BP and to real estate. I had a discussion today with a mentor from the Doug Hopkins real estate program and they have a mentorship program where for one year I will have weekly calls with ...
I am starting to read up on real estate investment and quickly realized that investing close to where I stay(California) is not possible as 1% rule does not really apply here. So I have been reading up on out of state...
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There are two types of people in this world. People who see problems, and people who choose to try and fix them. How many of us walk past trash that is in our direct path, but instead of picking it up, just assume tha...
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Hi there, college student here projected to graduate in two years with an engineering degree to fund my investments. I am starting out early scoping out the scene trying to decide where I want to start my investing ca...
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Hello BP community,I will be purchasing a new home in the next year or so and I havent decided whether or not I should sell or lease my house in Houston. My PITI is currently around $1200 and rents in my area are arou...
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Hello BP I recently move to Orlando and have been searching for multi-family and have seen there is a shortage of duplexes , triplexes , and quadplexes has anyone built any in the last few years that can lead in the r...
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I am wondering if building would be better than buying. I live in Portland Oregon and the cap rates for multifamily are around 5-6% max.
My idea is to buy some land, and build a 4-plex on it. House hacking on one of...
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