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I was having this conversation with my fiancee last night. We've both grown up of the mindset that it's important to help others, whether through financial means / volunteering time / etc. That said, I am significantl...
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I have decided I am going to get my real estate license. The only decision I have left is whether or not to take the class in person, or if I should take an online course allowed by the state of Indiana. I was wonderi...
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One of my best tenants, a tile setter who works with builders finishing interiors of new builds, has run into a lot of bad luck. He had several surgeries resulting from a previous condition and could not work for week...
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BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket. Dur...
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My Blogs - (Real Estate Homerun Blog)My First 12 Months as a Real Estate Investor…Here’s my story… One year ago, today, on March 31, 2016 I purchased my first investment property… What a journey this first 12 months h...
Im a 19 year old living in New York with some roommates and my girlfriend, I don’t spend too much on a unnecessary purchases and try to limit my spending. I currently work a job that pays about 18$/hr and I’m interest...
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Where are NOVA (Northern Virginia) investors investing? I am a beginner in REI and prices around this area is a big roadblock for someone to start. It needs good amount of money to start in buy and hold strategy. Any ...
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Hey BP, I wanted to talk to you today about something that has affected me pretty much my entire life (as far back as I can remember at least), and that's social anxiety. Just as the name states, I get very anxious du...
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So I'm still lost on how to find private lenders. My understanding is that if it's my first attempt at property investment that opm won't work and nobody will do a deal as such. Do NOT say " someone you know". Not eve...
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Hello, I'm fairly new to Raleigh. Can anyone give me some background info on Rocky Mount? Any thoughts about investing in the area?