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Hi Everyone I’m new to this forum and would like some advice on building my real estate portfolio. A little about me I’m an architect and general contractor and own a very small design/build firm. I live in the Bay Ar...
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Hello to everybody on the forum! My name is Jason and I come to this forum with an open mind and constant willingness to learn real estate investing. I love life and I genuinely love living everyday filled with gratit...
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So I have been working in the education field since 2012 and I love it , I want to become a special education teacher . The issue is right now where I am in pursuit of my degree , I will need a lot more time in schoo...
Hello all! My name is Matthew and I'm new to real estate investing. My partner and I have formed an LLC and are currently financing ourselves. It's slow going to say the least but we are making regular deposits into t...
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I just passed my Illinois Real Estate Exam and looking for a sponsoring broker. There are so many options and many have similarities as far as commission splits and training at least what they advertise online. Does ...
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To dissuade a few, I have update my smoke detector clause as follows:
Landlord may install meth detectors.
Obviously won't happen, but costs nothing to insert.
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Hello friends! While out "driving for dollars" my partner and I noticed alot of properties with black stains / streaks on the roof. After a bit of research we learned that the black streaking is caused by a bacteria t...
Hello everyone, I am brand new to the site and just made the decision to invest in real estate properties in search of financial freedom. I have purchased and sold homes for my personal use but have never invested in ...
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Hello everyone, I need some advice. I'm a newlywed and planned to get a 4-plex as our first home. We'd live in one and rent the other 3. I was going to repeat this until I had like 10K a month in residual... I ended u...
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Was just curious and wanted to ask this question to see the type of feedback I would receive for the purpose of obtaining furthur knowledge. If you were to start a real estate LLC, which form of real estate would you ...