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Hey everyone,My wife and I are working out the budget on our first rehab and are taken aback by the paint quotes. Everywhere we read says we should be paying a max of $2 per square foot for interior and around $1.5 fo...
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I just finished my pre licensing course to become a real estate sales agent. I am now aware of the need to budget money in between sales, to attempt to protect you from being broke. I currently work 2 jobs. Once I pas...
I just closed on a SFH rental in an area I'm familiar with. I closed the deal myself. For more propeties I've contacted three agents from different Brokerages and all three have given me the "thanks but no thanks" rou...
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The following is an account of my recent “Newbie” experience with Auction.com. After reading the info posted on the forum about Auction.com, there seems to be some mystery in some minds, including mine, surrounding th...
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Hello everyone - I have been receiving emails about Real Estate website developers called Investor Carrot. Has anybody been using their RE websites and do they convert like they say they will?
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After almost 10 months of hard work, I have completed by first BRRRR deal. With the appraisal complete, I now have a chance to look back on the results and offer some lessons learned for others to take note of. I have...
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Say it with me: “I QUIT!!!”As Bigger Pockets’ motto says, “Life wasn’t made to be lived in a cubicle.”So I’m not going to any more!!Been a Wild Ride!!Going from nothing - to buying my first foreclosed 4plex with an FH...
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Under what circumstances would one of these strategies be more favorable than the other when acquiring an investment property?And with each strategy, what would be the exit strategy you would be after?I have have been...
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The latest one for me is my rehab contractor disappearing for 5 days. He finally returned my calls today and said a family member out of state had tree fall on their roof. He went to help fix it.But I find I stress ...
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The fed just announced 3 rate hikes in 2022 vs the original plan to hike only once at the tail end of 2022. What are your thoughts on how that will affect housing prices in 2022? Very low appreciation? I have a off ma...