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Hi everyone! I'm looking to begin my real estate investing within the next few months and I've been doing as much self-educating as I can with all my free time. I've read a lot about BRRRR but haven't seen much discus...
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In the lending industry, there is a commonly used term called a “shopper” to describe a person who is calling every lender in town to find the best deal on a loan. Experienced lenders can usually spot a ‘shopper’ a mi...
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I have an interesting success story to share.A number of years ago, I posted about a 20 room motel in Central Florida that was a bank foreclosure listed for sale for $160,000. I ended up winning the property for $180,...
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Ready Set.....I was just going to shoot a quick video about our demo process, but I REALLY like this house so decided to document the whole flip on video. We just started demo today and made EXCELLENT progress. Shoul...
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2017/08/01/in-this-super-competitive-real-estate-market-some-buyers-are-bidding-on-homes-without-setting-foot-in-them/?utm_term=.b2f7c36edc71
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Ok, here I go. I am looking at a long distance investing maybe brrr. No, I haven't got the new book yet. It is next on my list. I found a some property I am considering making offers on. I live in California the prop...
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I am still a bit confused about the whole topic of tax benefits from having rental property. Can anyone take a look at this example, and let me know if I am doing this correctly?
An investor has a full-time job makin...
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Background: I am still looking for my first investment property. I have found a 3 bedroom, 1 bath for approximately $30,000 and I think it can sell for around $80,000 to 100k with ~20k in renovations. It is a 1.5 st...
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I've had it with my entitled, complaining, disruptive tenants. They have the nicest unit I own, not the most expensive, and complain more than my 11 other units. The final straw is a leaving a note threatening violenc...
Hey BP,
I was recently listening to the awesome interview that's in the BP blog that @Douglas Dowell did with securities attorney and syndicator Gene Trowbridge. It was full of some great i...