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I hope this post will help inspire new investors to keep pushing everyday until they reach their goals. I owe a lot of my success to the BP community and I hope to give back as much as I have received!
Three years a...
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I am starting out my journey in real estate investing. I live in orange county, California where there is basically nothing under $1 million. Is investing in California still viable? Say if I have 100K available for d...
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Are we going to have a recession this year? Historically, every time we see low unemployment it is followed by a recessionNow we hit a 17 year low for unemployment rate, so what does that mean?So will it happen? Wha...
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I’m sure we’ve all seen many videos of ceilings collapsing, pipes bursting, and flooded floors coming out of Texas. Considering the uncertainty with the power grid, climate change, and likelihood or unlikelihood of t...
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I have done a few flips, and currently rehabbing a buy and hold in greenville, sc. I do most all of the work myself, which is pretty slow going since i only have so much time to devote . I enjoy carpentry, and the f...
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I am really curious as to what kind of background most people were before they started working. For example, Were you in a high paying job? or did you owned a business? or were you just a college student like me who ...
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Hello BP members,I need your help analyzing this deal. I have a feeling what you'll tell me but I just need to hear it so I can walk away from it. It will be my first deal. I've been looking into MF 2-4 units but ...
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So let me preface this with, I go waaaaaaay out of my way to provide the best life and apartments I can for my tenants. I would argue that any property owner, regardless how big or small they are, could compete with ...
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I recently got into a lengthy discussion on another thread about wholesalers and whether they bring any value to the real estate industry or not. I am interested to see what everyone's experience has been with wholesa...
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I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...