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I'm a WNC native with a family history in construction and insurance. I got my BS in Entrepreneurship from Missouri State University and helped a friend start a construction business while there. My wife and I recentl...
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So I found an AMAZING property with a dumpy shack on it (it is totally falling apart). I found the owner through the county tax assessor and I want to contact them to see if they’d be willing to sell. How do I approac...
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I am from elkhart county in Indiana. Are there any groups that anyone on here knows of, or seminars I could attend. I have looked for various things on the internet and have not found a whole lot in my area. Where I a...
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Good morning BP community,My wife and I are trying to establish a niche in the pre-foreclosure space (i.e. trying to get our first deal) and we are having a slight disagreement about how to contact homeowners via lett...
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Good Morning All,I have a cousin living with me, she has been paying $500 per month for the year for a year; she does not have a lease). She moved in with one child, now she has 2, there is not enough room for her any...
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Hello BP,I have a couple tenants that I inherited that ended up not paying rent and/or trashing their unit, which left me with many thousands of dollars out of pocket. My property manager has gathered the paperwork n...
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My name is Jake Serdar, I have been on this site for quite some time, watching from a far. I thought it was about time I introduced myself. I am 26 and from Utah County but moved to Ogden after I got married. I have h...
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I would like to invest in a neighborhood that's got a hipster vibe and has historic duplexes. I've got a long family history in the Milwaukee area but currently live in CA so don't know the city well. Looking forward ...
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During this uncertain time (and the dubiousness of thinking it'll all just blow over) a question came to my mind as someone researching and planning for life as a live-in landlord of a muliti-family.
My que...
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Any recommendations appreciated - I'm not asking for books about investing advice - I'm more looking for something along the lines of a historian or economist writing a book about the history of the multi-family indus...