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Last year, I shared my story here on BP . Please read for more background info. @Chris Lemire and I are here to give you guys an update!
Our progression:
June 2015 - 50k in debt. joined Biggerpockets. Started learni...
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I have been hammering away at trying to start a fix and flip real estate business of single homes in the Chicago market. I have tried pursuing several avenues to identify opportunity including knocking on homeowne...
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Selling my SFR, real estate agent put a total of 10% of the purchase price on the fee estimate. 6% for him and 4% for the buyer’s agent.
This seems excessive to me.
Is it?
Every google search yields “average of 6...
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Hi all,I'm working on offering a free report to commercial real estate investors and multifamily property owners as a way to build my authority, credibility, and expertise in my local community, and I'd like do get yo...
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Hello Everybody,I am new to RE, and as of late it has become one of my passions. While I really want to get into it, I am wondering if it is the best course of action for me at this point in my life. I have recently g...
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Do you have to have comps pulled from the MLS by a realtor or can you just pull comps from services like Redfin or realtor.com ?
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I've borrowed over 10 Million dollars from Private Lenders over the past 14 years of investing in real estate. Private Lenders and Hardmoney Lenders are like night and day. A private lender does not need to initial kn...
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This post is more of a pondering than a question... I was thinking this morning, after getting my 30th email from one "guru" or another trying to sell me a system or information.Here are a few of the systems I have lo...
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Hi all! We are needing to relocate quickly for a job transfer out of state. Our home is 2 years old, has some upgrades, is on a lake, in a wonderful school district and is about 2 miles from the beach. We had a lot of...