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"Learning to dance in the rain" is a metaphor that means finding joy and happiness in the midst of difficult or challenging circumstances. It is about embracing life's storms and not just waiting for them to pass but ...
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Hello all,
I just sold my retail business for a decent chunk of change and I'm looking to get into commercial real estate. Starting to take classes and networking with some broker friends of mine. Just wanted to sa...
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Who here invests because they want to as a hobby? I enjoy my full time job but would like a hobby and investing has always been an interest of mine, it is much easier to get involved with stock investing and I have be...
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Hi, I have a beachhouse that has approx 750k of equity and am looking at doing 1 or multiple things. At the very least, I will be using this property as a short/medium term rental. Also, I was wondering how/is it a go...
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Greetings my friends Your responses are appreciated in advance. I am in the process of preparing the contracts for wholesaling which there are two types of contracts that are used in wholesaling :Assignment contract ,...
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I am new to BP but am finding a lot of good information on the site. I purchased my townhouse in the SF Bay Area in 2015 for about $750,000. I could sell it today for around 1.1 million after making a few minor impr...
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Life is too short to not have a little fun!
Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):
Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...
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Dave Van Horn I just watched your podcast on BP and was quite inspired. Congratulations on your many years of success.
I have a rapidly growing portfolio of performing notes and liked your suggestion of collateral...
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Hi BP! My husband and I own and occupy an SFR in the SF Bay Area. With real estate prices so high around here, we're unwilling to invest in another property until this bubble bursts. Therefore, we're thinking about t...
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Hopefully BP does not consider this an ad. It is not. I'm not selling or giving away houses. Just providing information. Get Free Fixer Upper HousesSound too good to be true? In most cases it probably would be. But...