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If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...
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@zane belden and I have been working on a deal to buy a 4 plex. This process started 6 months ago. We made contact with our realtor through Zillow and she showed us 3 properties one day and we put an offer on one o...
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For you "private lenders" what mistakes have you made? I'm wondering if private lenders are 1. willing to disclose mistakes and 2. what they did to correct it, if they did at all.
I just read about private lending, t...
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Flipping or renovating as part of the BRRRR strategy is much harder than people think. There are so many posts every day about being stuck mid-renovation, out of money, or at a standstill because of decisions made tha...
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Good afternoon!First off, I want to say thank you for reading this and spending your precious time helping me out. I'll start by laying it all out there.As most of us here at bigger pockets the idea of working until 6...
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Hi all,
I've just recently started looking into real estate investing and wanted to go ahead and start posting the deals I analyze. I’m currently not looking to buy this home (you’ll see why if you read) but I am loo...
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What do you guys think is the better way to go? To buy and rent to build a great source of passive income or Buy and flip to make great returns but with more work and risk?