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Not sure where to start.. I guess I’ll start by staying this happened in Texas, and my family lives in Colorado. I was transferred to Texas for work on a two year contract leaving behind my family to persue my career...
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@Terry Free has a post in another forum category that someone should come up with a real estate investing video game. While I am no computer programmer, (I'm the guy who calls support and they ask if it's plugged in....
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I needed to take a little break. I have been spending hours preparing for a tax sale that will be held this Wednesday. I was wondering how does everyone else prepare? I wait till the last notice has been published giv...
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I've had conflicting thoughts about starting this topic, but figured that my real estate life is pretty much an open book anyway, so here goes...
My wife and I are in the process of designing our new house th...
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Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...
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Even though this is a realtor question, I am hoping this forum can maybe shed some thoughts on this topic.
In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, there are about 5 Realtors that have 90% of all the REO listings. They develope...
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What do you think?
Is there any legit way to get paid by an agent for giving them leads for listings that close?
My current marketing is producing lots of calls from people with properties who are ready to sell but that I'm not inter...
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As an investor, after you reached your 1st year owning your rental properties, did any of you keep your rent the same, or increase it? What's the smartest decision, why or why not?
Thanks for your time,
Rhea