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Hey just joined up on BP,I am talking with some people about buying an apartment in Cuba, I know that there are some legit websites out there that help facilitate the deal for foreign investors, like http://www.point2...
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Personally, I think the smartest person in the room, is the notes investor. Why? Deals need money, money needs security, and security needs yield. Within the activity of real estate for the purposes of ROI I would muc...
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By my calculations we've assisted nearly two dozen out of state or area investors acquire, furnish and launch vacation rentals on the Oregon Coast the past two years. The typical investor profile is GenX or millennial...
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I am living in the Bay Area (South Bay). I have been researching Sacramento and even been there 2-3 times looking for houses.Then I noticed that Tracy's rent to price is just a little bit worse than Sac, while being ~...
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While you're busy learning about real estate, finding deals, and making things happen, what are your friends doing?
Are they "rat racers" like a lot of my friends are? How does it make you fee...
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Hi Everyone!I am new to bigger pockets and looking to network with people on the north east side of the country to get to understand real estate better.I am very interested in flipping at this time, and I have the goa...
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My tenant is requesting central air be installed this summer. We agreed to check into installing central air this spring when the sign the lease last fall, with the knowledge that the rent would increase if we did in...
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I am not talking about small condo's but actual single family houses in the mountains or on the water etc.?? I would like to hear condo experiences as well but just not thinking of buying one of those.I watch the show...
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I'm being told by everybody that its a scam but I can't figure out the angle...Has anybody ever heard of them or done any business with them?
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So Dec. 2015 I started my real estate adventure. I'm a huge numbers guy so I love my spreadsheets and planning my financial future. Thus based on a 20% down per property mindset, I tried to gauge what I could realisti...