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Hi all, I figured I start a forum post detailing my experiences as a new-ish real estate investor. I've written a couple of blog posts, but it may be better to use the forums as well to generate some active discussi...
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In addition to the REIAs and REIC meets we should all be going to, I was thinking of setting up a meet up for just us SoFlo Newbies. It's a good chance to meet more fellow BPers over some brews. We can share our newby...
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TENANTS FROM HELL #2Tubs & Showers from hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...
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I'm at a seminar in Dallas . The guru is Phil Grove. The sales pitch is now happening. Does anybody know if this is worthwhile? A ripoff?
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Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor. I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one. The one that responded pretty ...
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So, in Ohio we are experiencing torrential rains - in 12 years I've lived in Lima, I've never seen rains like this...specifically in June!This pig is currently empty. There was a family of 3 in the house at a rent of ...
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I've flipped two properties this year, with the most recent one sold in mid-September. I was excited to line up my next deal, but after speaking to my agent I learned that the market has hit a strange slowdown throug...
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I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...
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Hello all. I've gone through so much turmoil in life . . .including beating cancer 3X . . .so to come to this point as I finally have been granted a 3rd chance at life is frustrating to say the least. My offer was acc...
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I've been working on jobs i don't like and aren't paying much. I don't have alot of credit established and i can't qualify for loans. I'm really just frustrated with the process of entering real estate without any cre...