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Hi All,I have spent the past year studying real estate investing and am looking to acquire my first property and begin to scale up my portfolio over the next decade. I know I want to buy an all brick 3 bed/2 bath sing...
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Among the means at your disposal for collecting leads and growing your quick-turn real estate business is establishing a farm area where you do business on a regular basis. This is a technique used by many different t...
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Hi BP community, I am new to the BP forums but have been an active listener to the podcasts for a while. Have been spending the last few months sharpening my knowledge and skills to best arm myself for when I pull the...
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Hey Guys, My name is Mitchell. My brother (@Andrews24) and I have been extremely passive members on BP for about a year now. We’ve observed the forums here and there and listened to a podcast or two. My brother has pa...
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Hello All, I am so glad to be in this community!My name is John Gagliano and I have been a business owner for the last 15 years. Most of that time has been in retail. I'm the owner of a sunglass shop in Covington Loui...
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Hi everyone. I checked out Allentown, PA to see about local meet ups? Most of the posts are from 4 to 5 years?? Anyone out there ???
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Hello, my wife and I have been reading through some old forum posts about buying a rental property in big bear CA. We have been focused on a 3bed 2bath in the moonridge area. A decent place with not much to do before ...
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My property taxes are now 76% of my mortgage. Last year we had a double digit increase, and almost double digit again this year. This is not only a direct attack on investors, but also retirees and other people on fix...
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Colorado may be a future destination in the upcoming years. Anyone know which cities would be considered "linear" real estate markets and whether the BRRRR method would be a viable option in that location? Also, any i...
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Looking for some advice on where to start looking for a 2-4 unit property in Sacramento. I will be using my VA loan and living in one of the units so I'm trying to find the better areas of Sacramento. I know it will b...