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Just from listening to the BiggerPockets podcast, it is clear that getting to know your market is both extremely important and something you can/ should do while preparing to purchase that first property. I have been ...
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As a RE investor, should I have a business set up/lawyer/accountant before I even start looking at properties looking to get pre-approved for lending? Or do you guys all get pre-approved for lending first, find a hous...
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I just started to practice analyzing deals ( used up the free 5 trials for rental calculator, so basically made an excel using old youtube videos on the 4 block technique figuring out CoCROI. ) What i've realized for...
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I am getting prepared to do my first direct mail campaign, but am looking for help/ideas on what it should say. It just seems like saying "We Buy Houses for Cash Fast - Call xxx-xxx-xxxx" is almost too basic. Is the...
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I'm doing my first investment rehab (I've worked on a couple houses while I've lived in them before, but nothing this extensive all at once). Just closed yesterday. This is a lower middle class but mostly tidy neigh...
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Hello!I am a 21 yr old college student and have been very interested in REI for a few years now. I have listened to both BP podcasts for a while, as well as some books and other resources for some background knowledge...
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I am 52 years old have a contracting business. I am determined to be a real estate investor but as David Greene said in podcast 372, I am not a good business man. I need that skill if I am to be successful, so I am as...
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Just a brief little "beef" with these auction websites.
I have been using certain websites that auction bank REO properties and short sale properties to purchase homes over the last several years (3-5). Thes...
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Hi!Per your experience and/or knowledge, what is the best apartment syndication mentorship program out there?I've been contemplating Michael Black and Vinney Chropa.I have a couple bucks to invest in education and tr...
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Hey BP community, I've gotten extremely lucky over the past year or two in the crypto space and am looking to diversify my portfolio into more "real" assets. Purchasing real estate (likely for rentals) is the market t...