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Hi Everyone,
I’m Wesley, a 57-year-old entrepreneur originally from Brazil. I moved to the U.S. 10 years ago and have since started and sold four small businesses. Now, I’m curious about real estate investing.
I hav...
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Hi Everyone, I'm a beginner in RE investing from Montreal, Canada. I'm very excited to have found this community of like minded people!
I started a few years ago with two small condos that didn't need a lot of manag...
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Greetings,
Here is an update on the current Commercial Retail Market in Los Angeles County, CA:
The Los Angeles retail market continues to grapple with negative demand and expanding vacancy in response to five c...
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In recent years, the Millennial generation has emerged as a dominant force in the housing market, exerting a significant influence on trends, preferences, and the overall trajectory of the real estate industry. As the...
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Hey BP Team,I have stumbled on STR's by chance. I wholesale, rent, and primarily owner finance but one of my investors is stuck in a rehabbed Harvey flood home post rehab.His intention is now to AirBnb (+ all the othe...
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Short Sales Plan closer to finalization
According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...
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Hello, I like my w2 job. I also want to invest in multi family real estate. How would keeping my normal job affect my taxes? I want to essentially invest all money earned from my regular job and invest into real esta...
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Maybe it's my years of listening to Dave Ramsey, or maybe it's the way the numbers look in my head, but if you have the capitol to pay for a rental property 100%, why would you finance? it seems to me like you are tak...
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Just looking to network with some other local investors. Feel free to add me. What types of properties are you interested in? What areas of town do you focus on? How long have you been in Real Estate? I focus on resid...
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Over the years, there has been a growing demand for walkable communities. At a quick glance, this has been shown in the form of people moving into more densely populated areas, such as cities and downtown areas o...