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I'm looking to get my feet in the real estate branch. Which one is better and funner? Becoming a real estate agent or a appraiser ??
Thank you
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Hi BP community!I joined BP a few months ago and have primarily spent my time listening to podcasts. What a resource! I was building and rehabbing homes in the Boston area 2002-05 and luckily got out before the meltd...
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Can someone set me straight on why I would want to use a self-directed IRA for REI when, as I understand it, does not offer tax benefits or liquid cash flow?
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I’m Jason Rodriguez from Tampa, FL. I am 35 years old and am considering real estate investing as a career change. Now is probably the right time for me to do this. But first I need to learn much more about it and fin...
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Wow! This site is fantastic. For an information addict like myself this ought to provide lots of fixes! My name is Chris and I'm from Los Angeles, CA and I'm looking for all the help I can get.
Currently I have a fe...
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Being a note investor for over 10 years and starting at large fund I always saw large tapes. When I broke off in 2012 and started buying personally, I hoped never to see the day of tapes of less than 300-500 would ne...
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Hello BP. Like many (most?) of you I've been enjoying the podcasts for a while and am now officially joining the community. I would like to purchase a buy and hold n-plex and like many first time buyers, have spent a ...
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What's a fair commission compensation on a new construction broker co-op fee? Assume that the agent is a broker and no other fees are required for the sale to complete. I'm interested in seeing opinions on actual do...
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This company stole our companies IP and set up in competition in Memphis without any idea of what they were doing. Obviously the level of their criminal intent is only now coming to light. They sold well over 200 door...
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Hi! I'm a newbie. I had two properties that went into foreclosure or short sale 6 years ago during the housing market crash. Up until last weekend I didn't think I can get another property again but due to an unexpect...