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Hello my name is James Sotipalalit. I am from around the Maryland area and have been interested in real estate investing for a little while now. I'm on this website looking to build connections and to gain wisdom from...
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I would like to start off by saying thank you all for providing such a wealth of knowledge on this site and via the podcast. This is my first post and it definitely will not be my last. A couple months ago i was direc...
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Many media outlets, respected investors and the like are reporting 2013 will be yet another recession. Possibly more severe than the one in 2008 due to factors such as increased national debt, printing money, manipula...
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I bought my first SFH back in the summer. I was able to get it rented fairly quickly (in a month) just advertising online. Screened several people and settled on a family moving to TN from FL. We did a 10 month lease ...
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Hi BP members!! This will be our first post so please bare with us. So we received a call from a lady working for Renatus called Christina and she offered the mentoring we were looking for. She asked a series of quest...
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Hello BP,
Just finished reading David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate investing book, which got me motivated. I am based out of Connecticut and looking for out of state, buy and hold properties. I have looked...
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When I learned earlier this year that I was pregnant with my second child I considered putting off my goal (AGAIN!) of buying my first property. Where would I find the time? My W-2 job had me working 60-80 hrs/wk and ...
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Here's the scenario:I'm taking the real estate exam in April and need your advice. I'm currently the owner of a small dog walking business. It's tough to scale and I'm stuck in it. My dream is passive income and an...
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MY FIRST BP POST! YAY!I have read 100 books, read forums, watched podcasts, analyzed deals, talked to my lender, paid off all my debt and I have $50k to play with. I can't use that $50k to buy multiple properties in D...