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Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to give a full review of my first flip. I’ve had been lurking around BP for around 2 years now, and the amount of information is amazing. Here is the story on my first flip.I had ...
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I'm VERY new to this, so I have to be overlooking something. In Illinois they do a bid down auction on the penalty interest. And after some research, I found the majority of the winning bids on the liens go for betw...
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Aloha BP!Exactly as my title states, if I were to purchase a property all cash, then wait for the seasoning period (if there is any), and purchase the next property, are there any setbacks to this? There are a few thi...
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Hi Guys, I have this crazy idea to sell houses without estate agents. There are numerous benefits to this other then the obviously huge financial benefits as an agents commission on average of 5% is not needed to be p...
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At some point, I know I want to have something built. Most likely a hotel, but could be SFH's, or maybe all of the above.Is the first step to go to an architect? Will they help me design the building as well? What are...
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Hello BP network,I recently purchased my first single family, out of state property in OH with the intent of renting it out long-term but have come across some major road blocks. I overlooked a lot of details during t...
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Hello everyone, I have a two part question.1. If you buy a house sight unseen from a wholesaler are you then getting a full inspection or do you just go in and start fixing what you or your contractor think it need...
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Wanted to start a thread to introduce local BP members with each other... So if you are from the lower mainland or Vancouver Island day hi, intoduce yourself and maybe mention who you hope to meet through BP....