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Creativity is often the name of the game when it comes to owning Santa Cruz real estate. I’m constantly brainstorming ways that I can help my clients own this super valuable appreciating asset. Many traditional invest...
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I am Lease/ Purchasing my home in Spring Tx. Montgomery Co. and I've already invested over 20K in this property but the owner went into default and tryin to catch it up but doesn't think she can before Feb.3rd Foreclo...
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Good Morning Everyone!First of all, I’m really excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community especially the San Diego Community. Been living here for about 6 years including my years at UCSD. I had originally s...
So often people will make plans and write down what they hope to achieve. It can be shown that this is a good way to succeed, but many fail to accomplish their goals.
I hope to use this thread to discuss ways to mak...
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It’s critical to build a community for yourself as a Note Investor.This community will serve you through time with deal flow, vendor resources, strategies, due diligence & workout support…you get the point.In my o...
After reading numerous posts and blogs, it has become clear that having a mentor is a key to becoming successful in Real Estate investing. There's no shortage of courses or folks offering paid coaching, but I'd rathe...
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Hello BPMy name is Ariel and I'm new to BP forums. I am 29 years old, a TOTAL newbie on REI, never bought a house nor invested in one, and I work full time as a chef.I'm here to seek advice from experienced investors ...
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Great forum, glad I found it.
My question is as follows. The fule of thumb when determing a potentially good rehab deal is to use the 70% of ARV (After Repaired Value) less repairs method. However, can you use th...
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I am focusing on lease options and in the marketing process other kinds of possible deals pop up. I am of the mindset to master one niche before schooling myself on others.
This came to me this week and I am wonderin...
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Howdy, Long time lurker, first time poster. I was waiting until I had a good scenario/question to pose to the group before I made a post so here it goes.I've been speaking with a client of mine who wants to sell his ...