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Hi, my name is Matthew Evans. I’m 25 years old and I farm cotton with my dad Arizona. I have been interested in residential real estate for a while and have been working the last couple years to financially be able to...
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Well, last night I lightened up my keychain (felt really weird to not have that weight in my pocket). Packaged up all the keys to my single family houses in preparation for tomorrow's closing. As some of you know, I...
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Survey I guess. When you calculate your cap rate (NOI - net operating income / Purchase Price) do you include your closing costs and initial repairs in your calculation or do you just go with the actual purchase pric...
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The following points are based on personal experiences whenever I deal with foreclosed property for a client/investor or for my own purchase. Being a licensed Realtor affords me little advantages when dealing with li...
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About to close on my first flip. 5247 Garfield in KC.Total purchase price after back taxes paid is 9k. My contractor said if we pump 15-20k into this property it can definitely sell for over 50k..There was a similar p...
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Hi everyone, we are in the process of looking for a new cleaner for one of our STR's and the cleaner said they prefer to use their own homemade cleaning supplies...vinegar and water, orange water etc.. Does anyone he...
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I just had a quick question but what exactly is the Internet in flipping houses? I know there is potential for large profit but it seems like everyone is obsessed with trying to flip houses. Is every market profitable...
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I am fairly new to BP and the more I read and research the more questions I have. My next question is... I downloaded the transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale in Jefferson county Alabama and found seve...
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Okay, so this is a lame situation and I am not sure how to handle it. Maybe talking it out will lend me some clarity.I rented a SFR to a local business owner for the purpose of sub-letting to one of his employees. I...
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Hello BP family, here lately I have been struggling with some decisions for the future. With that being said I want to be a commercial real estate agent. I am currently working on getting my license in Texas. I have b...