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Many post with HOW someone got started in RE investing. But I was curious on WHY you chose real estate? Was it your mother or father or relative you admired? Was it just intellectual curiosity? Was it some infomercial...
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Do you take the red or blue pill? No, I am not talking about politics. For those who haven’t seen the Matrix, the two pills represent two choices of reality. The red pill yields the understanding the unsettling realit...
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Hello,
As I am still new to real estate I have began trying to find leads for a wholesale deal. I have brought a lead list from listsource.com and I seem to be at a dead in. I have sent letters, cold called, and dro...
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I am planning to get an app developed for real estate. I don't think this app will make any money for at least two years. I would like to expense the app development expense for these two years. I am thinking of setti...
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I am Nick Garcia, my friends call me Moe . My day job right now, is a High School teacher for student with Autism and severe Intellectual disabilities. My Wife is also in education as a Teacher consultant ( testing st...
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Maybe 3 years down the road, I would want to take a more hands-off approach and find someone to handle the day-to-day part of the job. Currently, I am there every day and doing a lot of the work myself.Where would I f...
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So ... I've got a gripe and a question for you agents specializing in a particular area of real estate.The short story/direct questionIf you're an agent with niche knowledge that sets you apart from other agents, how ...
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Hey everyone,
I'm renting my first property and have been studying Brandon's book on rental management. I have most of my paperwork and process in place.
My question:
Is it okay to collect and run applications, ...
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If an existing mini-storage facility is named Madison Storage and I open a maxistorage facility down the street and named it Madison Storage Garages (and the Secretary of State approved our business's name), can the e...
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I have read a bunch of different past posts with no definitive answer on the best way to close a sandwich lease with today's lending standards.
Do you do a double close? Will the tenant/buyer lender balk at a...