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Hello all,I am a self employed contractor in CT. I have been running the family business for 16 of its 35 year history. It amazes me that if i wanted to go to a bank and ask for a loan for a piece of hard equipment th...
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Hi everyone! My name is AJ Patel and I am just starting out in REI at the age of 26 here in the Orlando area. I have a full time job as a Project Manager and have also operated many successful online companies in t...
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I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...
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Bpers,
This is more to blow off some steam than a question, but I would like to hear others experiences.
What happened to the days of value, ethics, decency, good will, honesty, integrity, and common...
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Hi BPers,I have a potential tenant, no SSN (but has ITIN), credit score 653.I was told that without SSN, NTN background check will not return any useful information, is this true?He showed me the most recent 3 months'...
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How do you tell if a price on a job is too high or not? When you start out, you bid the work out and get several estimates. But after a while, you have to stop doing that because the contractors will stop coming aro...
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My main focus is wholesale and/or locating off market properties. Most every morning I spend hours online, three to five different web sites, in search of property and/or ways to make a decent cashflow in the real est...
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Hi Everyone at BiggerPockets,I love this siteI hope you’ve got your popcorn & soda pop; this message isn’t going to be a short one!At
first glance if you were to read my profile page you might be wondering
“wh...
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Hello everyone! I'm still at trying to master this wholesale industry. I've come across some wholesalers who have websites set up to bring in leads. Any tips on how I can structure a website for this? Where I can ...
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Got the typical phone call from an IBUYER in TN, offering to buy my investment home. He sent me a sales contract with the agreed price of $125k, As-Is, no realtor fees or other closing costs and promise of $500/earnst...