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Hey BP Gang! Checking in from Philadelphia, PA. Making my way into real estate and focused on a buy and hold strategy. I've found some solid deals and ready to take my first leap.Looking to build a relationship with a...
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I have just won an auction.com investment property in Maryland listed as vacant but seems there are a lot of furniture in in. I drove by a few weeks ago and saw an eviction notice envelope taped on the door. Went by y...
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I am starting out in REI. I am thinking if a RE Agent license is necessary to become a successful REI or it just does not add any value at all. I want to be a buy & hold rental property investor in the ...
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I had two quads in downtown Pensacola. I had just rehabbed and rented all four of my downstairs units and was working on the upstairs units. Hurricane Sally destroyed them. I was not in a flood zone, so had no floo...
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I think I have it narrowed down on how I want to initially structure my new business (an LLC with S-corp destination so that I don't have to pay both Personal Income Tax on profits + Business Corporate Income Tax; I w...
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Good afternoon everyone,If I plan on buying a house from a friend and he want to sell a the house for 285k. What am I looking at for costs as a VA buyer in Virginia. And what is he looking at paying in closing costs? ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Dan. I'm a 24 year old from new jersey looking to begin my real estate journey. My short term goal is to house-hack within the next year. Long term I intend on using real estate as a vehicl...
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Heymy name is Gabe. I've just recently started my investing career, and I'm focused on wholesaling. I got started in real-estate right after I got fired from my base salary sales job. I jumped into wholesaling without...
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Now that I have your attention... I have a house I want to get under contract to wholesale but... 2 people were shot and killed in the house 3 yrs ago. My question is, how does this affect an investors mentality when ...
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I am really struggling with this decision. I own a home in Santa Clara, CA with over $500,000 equity. Maybe as much as 6-800,000 in equity. We will be moving to Idaho next summer. We have a daughter who will be start...