Hello everyone,My name is Christopher Bolden and I am a Real Estate Broker in the Chicagoland area. I am looking to make investments in the future as well as gain more knowledge on investments to be able to assist my ...
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Hey guys, I am new to this website and to REI in general but I have always had a desire to get involved and I have made the decision to get started and take massive action. Ive been listening non stop to the BP podca...
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Greetings all BP members! my brother and I for the past 6-8 months have made a commitment to be RE investors. With my brother being a recent college grad and myself having a family and responsibilities of my own we ha...
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As I have personally attended and taught several real estate investing courses, I have always been intrigued about why some students succeed tremendously, while others fail miserably - all given the same information a...
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I became an active real estate investor seeking out motivated sellers starting around may. Since then I decided to take massive action and judging by the fact that some people think I am crazy I think I am doing a go...
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I don't really have many lesson to share this year but I hope next year I can have more to share. So far, I think one of my biggest lesson on 2024 is that I finally I decided to take an action and started looking for...
I have spent 26 years involved in real estate in one form or another, but feel that much of my knowledge is surface knowledge to a degree. Real Estate is so broad! I'm considering doing a first time flip in the next...
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The property was sold at auction by city for cost of the back taxes due to the current seller, two years ago, ( a tax/forclosure guy). He says he doesn't have time for it, dumping it out of his portfolio, willing to ...
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Curious about buying homes at auction to renovate and resell. Anyone willing to give me a run down on how this works?Do you have to have the full amount ready to be paid if you are the highest bidder? Or do they just ...
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I am anxious to start flipping and selling homes. I am curious has anyone used a hard money lender to do this. Also me not having flipped before, would anyone oppose using this method with me being so novice in real e...