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I've made the decision and am working toward getting licensed as an agent (well, it's "broker") here in Illinois. And yet, I'm doing so to break out of the corporate world so I can devote 100% of my time to real esta...
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Hi All,
Looking for some advice from the BP community!
Background on our journey - It's been 5yrs since we started our real estate journey in NYC. We purchased our first multi property at the end of Dec-17 and adde...
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Hi all,Long time reader but I haven't had anything to really post about but now I'm thinking about moving forward more into real estate outside of just owning a property to live in.I currently own half of a duplex tha...
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Ladies and Gents,Its been awhile since I've posted, but plan on contributing more in the near future since I recently acquired a 4 plex. That said, I'm trying to navigate the best software options for my small, but gr...
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Hello, fellow investors!I feel compelled to share my experience with Charles Lee and his business, Realty 103 in Birmingham, AL.After we were unsuccessful in closing the deal Charles and I had agreed on: we cancelled ...
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Do any of my BP colleagues have experience or more info on a concept that I will refer to as equity loans with equity partners? This would be where Investor A owns equity in a property or several properties and allow...
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Mistake No. 1: Investing Emotionally
Instead of making a multifamily real estate investment based on balance sheets and merit, some investors make what I call an “emotional investment” in a property. Some investors s...
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Has anyone switched from using Outlook as their email client to Gmail? How's it working out for you?
Couple of issues I'm trying to solve:
Syncing email between desktop and laptop PCs
Access to email anywhere
Thank...
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Hello BP!I just listed my first rental property. So far so good. 8 Inquiries so far and I want to do showings tomorrow... How long do I schedule these showings for? At 30 minutes each I am already spending a half day...