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All,I am looking to buy an investment through a Home Improvement loan BUT I want to do the upgrades myself. Lender is required an executed contract with a licensed and insured GC to identify the scope of work (Improve...
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Hello everyone, hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving. I’m very thankful for everything that I’ve learned from y’all!
My parents own a lake house that they see as simply just being a burden. There was talk in th...
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So I am almost done putting out my first batch of bandit signs (100) and I haven't gotten a ton of results. I think it's too niche. I used "Terry Buys Scary Houses" thinking they would stand out from the rest. However...
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Retirement Plan.I used to have a 401k. That was before I lost my job. My search for another job landed me in another country, working as a contract employee through a third party. I got interested in real estate becau...
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I recently purchased an STR that was successful despite not having dynamic pricing, and only being listed on VRBO.they literally charged the same rate every night of the year, no matter if it was Monday or Thanksgivin...
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I've been a note investor now for close to eight years. Investing in mortgage notes is how I got started in real estate investing. As I see the current state of the mortgage industry become more distressed, I realiz...
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I can't get this out of my head.As I market my own short term rentals and help others market their, I'm starting to concluded that landlords are really online marketers. We don't want a lot of churn, but if you're not...
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One of the things I have learned and to be honest with you I have run across this problem in all fascists of life is to stay away from negative people. I was recently asked what was I doing to make money and I explain...
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So whenever I visit my father for our "weekly meeting" I always go on about real estate investing. He always has only 2 responses:
1) you cannot do that here (i'm serious)
2) what you're trying to do is rip someone of...
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Hey BiggerPockets Community,I have not posted on here much. Mostly because I am still in the educating myself with reading and the podcasts. I did not have a question, until now! (Well two) Do anyone go by a rule of t...