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Hello Everyone! My name is Grant Smith and I am looking for my first deal in real estate. All of you have been in my spot at one point in time, and I am eager to get my feet wet. Do you believe that now is a good time...
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Hi BP community,Long time reader and investor here. I'm a bit new here, but I have had significant experience in the REI landscape and have run many flips and buy-and-holds in Seattle, Los Angeles, and internationally...
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What Value do we Add?I pose this question, because, with real estate being one of the few wealth building vehicles, I find myself asking, "Am I the only one that benefits from it?" For in every business, all of the s...
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So I noticed I can get a 7% discount on The Home Depot cards here today:
Home Depot Discount Gift Cards
Does anyone use cardpool? Are there other sites I can buy discounted cards at with a bigger margin? I would l...
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One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...
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Dear Mr. Bernanke, Ms. Yellen, and the entire FOMC,
I am writing this belated letter to thank you for the $4,000,000,000,000 (Trillion) in monetary base, countless billions in MBS purchases, and aggressive ...
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Hello everyone!I'm a newbie to real estate investing and the quest for early FI. I've been saving to invest in my first property (likely a house hack either multi-family or renting rooms in a single family) in the Por...
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Hi-- I've been using AirDNA to analyze a potential market for STR's and very much like the product. Can anyone attest to the accuracy of the "Rentalizer" tool?
Overall it seems like a great tool to get a picture of a...
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Someone brought some language used by lenders to my attention. I hadn't noticed it before, but now that I look back, I see it in a couple of my approvals. I know a lot of investors use the Trust Method of flipping, de...
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What kind of language and fees would you include in a lease regarding pets? I did not intend to allow pets. However, one applicant has a black lab, which I have also owned and had good luck with, and she seems like a ...