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A lot of people might disagree with my decision, or question it. But I am leaving a family business that I have been a part of for the last 6.5 years. I finally gave a months notice last week. This has been debated in...
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Hi everyone,
I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.
It seems like buy and hold...
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Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...
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Hello guys,So i have a property i been trying to rent out for a month now with limited response. Today i get a text from a mom and 2 kids. Recently seperated. She said she is willing to pay a full year up front which ...
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My contractor's crew began tiling the bath/shower surround today. It was such a mess I pulled it all off before the mortar could dry resolving to at least get it properly started myself. In researching tiling, I learn...
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I'm turning the community in the hopes that you can talk me off the ledge. Or at least provide some support or advice. I dreamed of investing in real estate for years. I networked my ass off and managed to buy four pr...
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There's so much in this business that I just don't understand. On a fairly regular basis I will get a call from someone who needs to rent or they want to buy with owner-financing. And they have no money for the d...
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What the chance! The worst wildfire in Gatlinburg, TN in a decade somehow found way to my apartment buildings in downtown (near town center). Luckily all tenants were evacuated by police the night before and no one ...
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Since I personally don't like the word newbie...I will use the word neophyte-a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. Many times it is used in a religious context and one could argue that real estate is a r...