Good afternoon BP crew. I’m a 43 year old father to 4 daughters, and have been married for 18 years. I currently work as a plumber, but am ready to make a change, and real estate is a dream we’ve had for some time now...
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My husband and I are about to make our first rental purchase (which seems like a good deal) but when I run the rental calculator I run into a big problem in terms of variable expenses. The house is a brand ne...
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There is a quote I used to have on a post it note on my mirror, about 20 years ago – ‘All Unhappiness is Caused by Comparison.’ Now, I don’t subscribe to that, fully, 2 decades later, but I do know that we often compa...
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BP,Thought I would take a few minutes to write a post that hopefully keeps people hustling who are currently struggling with their business or frustrated with a problem that seems like a huge road block. So, here is w...
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Fear can become your biggest asset
Fear can be a draw back when seeking an education in real estate investing but you can turn this fear into one of your biggest assets.
How many times have you wanted to get into re...
I have read awesome proposals on here. They are probably the better investment. Here is the brake down of where I am at. 40 years old homeless laying in a respite due to knee surgery. My credit is shot and I have ...
Hi all, I'm setting up my first STR, a beach condo in Ocean City, MD. I live 3-4 hours away, so I'm putting together some local resources. But I also want to be able to change door codes remotely, and unlock remotely ...
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I feel like this may be just a long random rant/post but here goes nothing.I started out in real estate, period, on this forum in the winter of 2016 after a bad break up. I was told to pick up RDPD and jump on a websi...
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BP!
No matter how you feel on climate change, lenders not providing mortgages in certain areas will impact our industry.
Fires, floods, the next BIG earthquake...
Your thoughts. How true is this...wait...is it ...
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I haven't seen many posts on this - but dive in and let me know if COVID has created opportunity and ease in your REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT LIFE or has it created a DEMISE of the real estate market. Investing and Flippin...