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Hi BP,
I'm a new creative finance investor who is looking to form relationships with agents in a few new markets. I'm also a licensed realtor in Illinois and I've just started running a semi-automated lead gen sys...
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Hi there! Looking for some advice, so I'll try to provide as much info as possible. My fiancée and I purchased our first home in 2017, and accidentally stumbled into about $125,000 of equity with it. It was a foreclos...
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Hey Guys, so I'm hearing more and more about lease options being a great way for a newbie to get started in real estate with no money down. Can someone give me the skinny? Is this legit? What are the pitfalls and s...
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As all investors know, there is a lot of power in direct mail. you can find unlisted deals, connect with absentee owners and contact potential sellers for flips in a highly effective way.
As a professional copywrite...
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My wife and I keep our financial accounts seperate, and simply share a mutual credit card that we equally contribute to for mutual expenses (mostly groceries). I purchased 2 houses with my own finances in 2017, which...
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So I'm planning to buy a small multifamily property (2-4 units) with my VA home loan to start out my real estate investing. but later on, when I move, I will want to use that VA loan again because you can only use it ...
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Dear fellow investors,My post comes in part 1 and part 2; the efficacy of the LLC protection, the other to address the setting up an irrevocable trust in a community property state.1. Questioning the level of protecti...
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Hello BP,
I have 2 SFR that I own (owned before I got married). I claim these on taxes, my husband and I have never filed taxes together as we both have things that we are sorting out before we can file joint...
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Hello! My name is Sean Jackson & I am new to investment. People typically have their reasons why they want to take the leap into investing in real estate, for me my story isn't really unique - but it is the prime ...
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Hello BP! I have hidden in the shadows a good while doing much reading and familiarizing myself with various aspects of real estate investing.Now that I am looking at buying my first rental property, the more unique q...