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I am trying to determine the "economic anchor" of my market. An economic anchor is something that supports the local economy and is not going anywhere even during an economic downturn.Question: How many students have ...
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Hey everyone,
I'm a 26 year old college student, who is brand new to BP, and the idea of real estate investing in general. It's been about a month since I first discovered BP and the BP podcast and with it and the he...
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Browsed the turnkey-reviews.com website and it's pretty much all five star reviews.Of 110 reviews, there is only 1 one star review and 5 four star reviews. How much astroturfing is going on? Is there any way to tie ...
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I have read and heard over and over again about the importance of having a mentor as a newbie investor. I agree that it is very important as it can save you time and costly mistakes, but just out of curiousity, have a...
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Hey folks! I recently started using YourPorter as my PMS to help manage 25 units. It's certainly bang for your buck and does most of what I need it to, but I am wondering if anyone has 25+ properties that they manag...
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My wife and I have been saving for a while and have lived by the beach in LA for a long time. We always thought our plan was to just do the traditional home purchase and save for retirement via 401k, etc. We are both ...
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Curious to hear anyone’s perspective on the best ways to sourced credible property managers and companies for single family rental properties...
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Pretty excited to have our system working to the point where are closing 4 deals in a month with a pipeline looking like 4 more closes next month. These are single family rentals.We also closed on a 12 unit earlier th...
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Hi all! I'm excited to be here and I hope to this becomes a community I grow to actively participate in and contribute to. For a bit of introduction, I am a mid-20 something living in Dallas, TX and I currently work a...