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Hello BP!My name is Derek Parsons, I am a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard currently serving in a deployment overseas. I am completely new to real estate investing and have no idea where to begin, so my ...
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What do you know about Andrew Holmes-Chicago REIA? I heard that to join the inner group you pay $10K-35K depending on what level you want? Welcome all feedback.
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*reposting because I wish I came across it when I first started out, and I have a good update with a number breakdown(8/6/18)Hey Texas BP,I want to take a second to discuss a very undervalued and underrated topic-- Li...
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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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Hi everyone. I’ve been researching STRs in the Smokey’s for a solid 8 months now. I owned a small business and sold it in March of this year leaving me with some cash to reinvest into something else. We own a few SFH ...
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So I have a rental property here in North Carolina and I'm on a mission to acquire other buy and hold rentals. My issue is that 20% down on investment properties is a chunk of cash! Naturally, I would prefer to keep s...
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Do you provide new shower curtains for your rentals During the make ready for a new tenant?
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Disclaimer - I type out the notes as I go, on my iPad. Grammar mistakes highly likely.Real Estate LoopholesWritten by Kennedy and SuttonPart One: Being Smart You need to learn to OPEN tax loopholes for yourself and CL...
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Hey guys I am new the the forum and I was wondering if anybody would know a good credit repair company. I have some clients that need to have the credit repaired so they can buy a home.
Thanks
Ken
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Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community. On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler. The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...