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Like the title says, after months of research, I felt reasonably confident to buy my first foreclosure at an online county auction. I'm not an investor, this was for my family and I to live in.
I ended up pay...
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I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.
Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...
Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.
Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...
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Hey all, I have heard David Greene talk many times on the podcast about taking "base hits" to keep momentum instead of trying to hit a grand slam every-time. What does a "base hit" look like for you?
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With all the negativity out there about coaches and programs I wanted to take a second to say something about Tom.I totally love this guy!!! Tom totally changed my wholesaling operation in 4 months.He broke it down to...
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Hey everyone, I recognize this is my first post, however I have been a lurker and avid blog reader here on BP for a couple years now. With that being said- I recognize that I am not asking or begging for anything. Thi...
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This was a very slow year for us on flips. We did only 16. From 16 we only sold 14 and 2 were sold to rent to own tenants.Margins ranged from minus 3k on one :) to 23k on most profitable one.What are you guys making?
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So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...