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Was just told today by a Chicago area attorney who works with a lot of investors that he has seen a sharp increase lately in banks calling notes due.Very curious if anyone else is seeing this.
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I would like to start by saying that this is my first post to the Bigger Pockets community and I am very excited to be a part of it. With that being said, I am reaching out to you guys for guidance regarding my situat...
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I want to have some meet ups in my area to build connections with local investors, but I don’t have any experience and don’t have the funds for a deal currently. However I hate to sit around doing nothing other than l...
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Lessons Learned from Real Estate Market Frenzy
This is an observation of real estate market frenzies and lessons learned from the viewpoint of a third generation real estate investor, developer, property manager, and...
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Good morning BP!I am looking to purchase my first owner occupied multi family in February 2020. Right now I am working on gathering my team together. Reaching out to agents, getting contractor prices, looking for lend...
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BPers,I searched the forums for a list of do's and don'ts for hard money lending without much luck so I'm going to see if I can get all the answers in one place. I am at a point in my REI where all my personal and pri...
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Wanted to check other investors on how their journey went with freedom real-estate group. we had purchased a unit for 99k with $1000 rent - which looked very promising at that time. But since procuring this unit, it n...
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So I saw a post by @Stephen Dillard promoting his company(I'm pretty sure it was in an appropriate forum). I went to his website and to me, it screams 'scam' - it makes me very suspicious.
What is this kind of page ...
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I received an email today from Zillow saying that they will be charging $9.99 per week to list FOR RENT properties in Georgia starting March 2, 2020. This will also cover the listing on HotPads and Trulia. With multip...
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Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...