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Economic Update
(Monday, June 7, 2021)
Is Los Angeles a City-State? I ask this question because no one seems to know what Los Angeles is, exactly: city of angels, revenge city, or something else. In 1925, Aldous Hu...
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Hello BP community!I started Wholesaling Real Estate about 4 months ago and I started generating leads through direct mail but quickly I found out that it takes more money than I expected. So I switched to cold callin...
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Really wanting to get moving on this flip but I can't seem to get any contractors to call me back. I met with 8 general contractors 11 days ago at the house I want to flip and no one has gotten back with me, even aft...
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I’m currently renting my residence and am splitting rent ($1450) with my girlfriend. As much as I hate to give my money to a land lord and miss out on any equity build up through loan pay down or appreciation, there a...
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Hello all,Would love to hear your thoughts on whether there is a beach town that allows short term rentals in California, and where the following plan may make sense. We're looking to buy a property (most likely a con...
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Why do so many new people want to wholesale to get started in real estate? Is it because all the guru's talk about it making it seem great. To me, it looks like it sucks. I would rater get a 2nd job at a good rate to ...