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Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn
"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin
As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...
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Hello Community! I had a couple of quick questions I wanted the Forum's insight and input on, specifically when it comes to hiring contractors to do rehab/project work on your investment homes. 1) Can you (or should y...
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Hi there, my name is Megan Utley and I live in Salt lake City. I currently work as a server and would like to use real estate as an avenue to exit the service industry. I've only just started to dip my toes in and am...
Hi everyone. I currently own one rental property (2-family). I am looking to jump into the vacation condo rental market in the Myrtle Beach area (or anywhere that has a large rental market with plenty of golf courses ...
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Hello all,I’m fairly new to BP site….Been so busy consuming info that this is now my first post. What a treasure trove of RE knowledge and info! I found BP through a real estate weblink and exclaimed, “This is incred...
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Over the past couple of years, I've been coaching college-aged women. What's blown my mind is the idea that college students and people their age are broke. That's a total limiting belief and misconception. Althoug...
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I have read other threads like this but I still can't seem to figure out what to do...I have 3 rental units. They all cash flow $300-$500 a month. Each tax season I input all of my income and my deductions/repairs/exp...
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Hi, I am trying to put togetger a performa for an STR. What are your monthly costs outside Mortgage, would love to see numbers. I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything. This STR will be in Sevier County TN so...
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I have $4k to cash on hand. And really want to start real estate investing. I have been wanting to for a while but have not had the courage to start. I have read books and been online youtube university. Any ideas or ...
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I've got my game plan together to get started in real estate investing. After a lot of pondering on what to do, I've decided that owning mortgage free rentals makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. By nature, I'm ...