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Hello! My name is Ryan, and I'm a 28 year old IT consultant from the Twin Cities. I've been working in IT consulting since I graduated college nearly 5 years ago and I think I'm ready for a change. I travel 150+ da...
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So I am a new investor just starting out. My wife and I agreed to take $100k and see what I can make out of it. I spent a lot of time reading and learning here on Bigger Pockets and reading all the books I could get...
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I'm looking to get a new security system for my personal residence and was wondering if anyone could recommend what systems the best. I've thought about installing it myself but wasn't sure if its cost effective or sh...
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I’ve never been a huge fan of the real estate investment education companies. There are so many of them, and some of them seem to be a big scam. Many of them are here in Utah -- Ha ha.
One of my best friends is look...
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I have my RE license and have access to the MLS. How many offers should I be putting to successfully close on a deal or two a month when wholesaling?
I plan to drive for dollars, direct mail and etc etc. but I plan ...
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A lot of new investors (like myself) seem to have the fear that once they buy a property, it will sit vacant for months and ruin their cash flow and make them unable to pay their bills. Of course, a lot of this depend...
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As of 1pm today I had 7 showings for the property I had listed, 6 hours later I had 5 cancellations, a no show and 1 person almost a half hour late. I have a couple ideas as to why this may have been, but wanted to th...
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I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of why some landlords don't screen tenants. Obviously, I'm trying to convey to new landlords the absolute need to screen.
1. The LL's are blithering idiots
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Has anyone completed the AstroFlipping course by Jamil Damji?Wondering if its worth the investment.
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Has anyone had this issue?I posted a new rental listing to Zillow, and it was active for about 30 minutes before it was relabeled as "off market".No explanation, no notification, nothing.... I am completely lost here....