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I am here trying to get started on the path of real estate and am finding that everyone I talk to (minus people on BP) are almost trying to push me away from the real estate world. Comments like "being a landlord suck...
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In real estate the hardest part appears to be the beginning. The first deal, the first sale, buy, flip, hold, mistake, approval, and so forth.... As a beginner, I am learning that even though this game doesn't require...
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Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
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opps meant to put "FORTUNE Builders"
I just left the Fortune Builders Seminar in New Orleans, La. It was the free 2 hour seminar. I did some quick research before hand to find out how much the classes would be that ...
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If you are just starting out I suggest you don't fall into the cash flow trap. What is the cash flow trap? It starts with a picture of a guy with abs on a beach sipping a light beer next to a beautiful woman. Then a...
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Looks like most of the reviews or case studies on Roofstock are about the closing process. I suppose since the vast majority of investors who’ve purchased properties from Roofstock use the properties as buy-and-hold r...
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Hi everyone. I am new to real estate investing and I have been reading books and following the bigger pockets posts. I am looking to do my 1st real estate investment. Currently live in New Jersey so I will be doi...
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My wife and I just finished our first flip. We put the house on the market about a month ago and have had almost zero traffic (two showings). Empirically, I know this means it's overpriced, despite an initial listing ...