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I am so excited to be a part of the BP community. I've been listening to BP podcast after podcast, reading many articles from the website, and I'm working my way through "The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No ...
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I knew that title was going to grab your attention :) Before you go typing to disprove me just hear me out here as a thought experiment. Let me preface this conversation by saying I believe a dollar today is worth a w...
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I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. While shutting down some busin...
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Back in 2022, we tackled a property we affectionately called the "Scary House," and trust me, it lived up to the name. The home was in rough shape—think mold, a hole in the roof, and years of water damage. The owner, ...
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When I first started investing in real estate, I was often asked if I was a growth or cash flow investor. I constantly heard people referencing the infamous “cash flow is king” saying, but I never really gave much th...
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Hi everyone,I am new to this forum. I have listened to Bigger Pockets for quite some time now and finally decided to get on here because I current own a home in California, but I want to buy a 2nd house out of state. ...
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New investor here. I am considering mortgage foreclosed properties at the milwaukee sheriffs auction and I am learning about the process. Any insight on the process of identifying encumbrances ? Any insight/advice ab...
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Are you waiting to see what the RE market does before you hop in and start investing?
This is an objection I hear frequently right now from would-be investors.
There’s a lot of uncertainty about the direction the ...
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I have had landlord insurance for all my properties whose insured values are what I paid for to purchase them for years. However, those properties have their value gone up over the years and the insured value does no...