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With the interest rates going up, we're basically starting to move into another bust cycle. And so we're coming out of a boom period where a lot of money has been printed, lent into the economy. Plus we had the lockdo...
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HI All,First post on BP! I am a relatively new RE investor in the greater Milwaukee area. Just over 1 year ago, my wife and I bought a Duplex on the border of Shorewood and Whitefish Bay. For those outside of the a...
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Hello,I am writing because of a situation that we are in. We sold our personal property in September of last year and have been living with family ever since. In June of this year, we received a large packet in the ma...
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Hello everyone, I am still trying to learn a lot about RE investing. I've binged listened to a lot of BP podcasts, read the forums and 3 BP books, and still trying to learn the best strategy for me. Currently a renter...
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Hello,My wife and I just moved to Boston, MA and we are looking to start investing in real estate soon. From what I have been told so far, it seems like it difficult for new investors with limited starting capital to ...
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I'm looking for a more efficient method of searching for motivated sellers of distressed properties. Driving for dollars works but it seems there are better ways to find them.
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Has anyone lent to American Private Money Group, FMC Lending who operate out of Burlingame, CA? I'm considering lending to them for RE deals and would like to know if anyone has had any dealings with them. If so, how ...
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Those on VRBO know there was a mess with the payouts for months. It got fixed in January and they sent an email out apologies etc... I was receiving my payouts on time in February.
The past 2 payouts are not coming...
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Colleagues and friends, The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of pass-through entities (Sch C / Sch E s...
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Hi everyone! My name is Ricio, and I'm a new member here. Looking for some RE investing advice. For context, I am 34 years old, and I purchased my first RE rental property in SOCAL, in 2011 (it is my only property). T...