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I've had an interesting Friday to say the least. I'll start from the time I viewed property #1...
After inquiring about a SFH in Durham and doing some back & forth on the phone with the wholesaler's ass...
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Hi everyone,I wanna ask how you guys insure your real estate and what company to insure with,I have 3 duplexes and 1 fourplex ,just got off the phone with progressive with a shocking quote, wanna ask how much on avera...
Hi All, I have a question for all the experienced landlords on the site. When replacing stove, refrigerator and things of that nature for your rental property do you try to save as much as possible or do you spend a ...
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Hello BP Community,
I am a novice investor looking to get started in investing in tax liens. I currently live in Missouri, outside of St Louis, MO. I am looking to invest in Illinois Tax Liens since the retu...
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Contractors seem to be everywhere, but the right contractors to fit my business seem to be elusive. I've Compiled lists and cold called by searching places like homeadvisor or angieslist, as well as go through my netw...
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I am in the process of building my home from scratch. We bought land several years ago and are ready for construction. I have heard that making a trip to China to purchase myriad of products that you would buy here (t...
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Generally speaking, what is a "distressed" house? Whenever I hear this term I think of something that sells for around $30k and needs about as much in repairs (if not more) just to be rent ready.
What major r...
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Hi! Does anyone have recommendations of who in the area can help with self directed IRA and solo 401k's. Looking to possibly transfer from my traditional 401k after leaving my W2 job. I've spoke with my accountant and...
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I am about 90% complete on renovating a 100 year old SFH and have learned several ways to be frugal which I will carry into the renovation of my second property. I thought the BP community would gain from my experienc...
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Hi all, If I were to buy a note directly from the bank, Then how do I figure what to offer. Does the bank do a BPO? Or are they taking the value from the amount owed on the note. If the Value of the House is not near ...