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When you began in REI, how did you know that you were ready to make offers and look for buyers? Did you wait until you got a complete understanding of REI? Or did you just jump in once you had a basic understanding?
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For the last 15 years I have been answering questions from unknowledgeable wanna be investors who watched a guru on YouTube and now wants to know where to get the earnest money to tie up multi million dollar propertie...
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We're so excited to be hosting all of you at BPCON2024 in Cancun this Oct 6-8th! The best part of the BP community is that the fun doesn't start or end with BPCON with options to connect and learn year round - so let'...
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I just went to a 3 day seminar held by Christopher McClatchey called Real Wealth- The Power of Zero in Orlando FL. I highly recommend it for buy and hold investors. He teaches you owner financing with 0 % interest wit...
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This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.
As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...
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I’m curious...Did you just jump in to Real Estate Investing first and then learn the game or take the route of learning then investing?I read Brandon’s guide of 7yrs to Wealth and thought his strategy of investing in ...
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Rich vs Wealth
As I have been taught, the difference between rich and wealth is rich people work for money; wealthy people have their money work for them.
To illustrate, some professional U.S. athletes ...
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My wife is not too keen in investing in real estate, she just wants me to stay in the army and depend on them untill I reach retirement. How can I convince her to agree with me about investing in real estate, also h...
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I'm ready to take the leap in real estate (I think). I've been approved for 100k through a HELOC. I know I want to start purchasing long term rentals but I can't decide if I want to BRRRR a small single family home or...