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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...
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BP is great place. The world in general is not. Over the last year I have listened to all the BP podcasts, those guests who succeed are showered with praise and emulation. That's why we are here, we want to be like th...
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I've owned my PR 3yrs and should soon be able to get a HELOC of 100k. I live in San Diego but looking to invest out of state. I'm looking for turnkey companies that would facilitate me using the BRRRR strategy so that...
I'm sure most new investors have this question. Although I myself am new, I know where I stand. I'd prefer to build a rental portfolio accompanied by periodic flips. But I'm curious. Are you more on the side of runnin...
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Curious for those who are active in the space.Do you currently see it as a buyers or sellers market right now?Do you think in 90 days this will have changed? Love to get your feedback and opinions.
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Hello BP Community. I'm looking for some advise/suggestions regarding building the relationships/teams with boots on the ground in OOS markets.I'm a real estate Broker here in Southern California and investing in my o...
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So today while flipping channels, I came across a infomercial for Than Merrill. I guess he is in Chicago, so I watched it for a few minutes. He talked a lot about some "secrets" to RE success.
I have never ta...
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This might warrant some raised eyebrows but I always asked myself the same question: If real estate is a great way to become wealthy, why isn't everyone doing it?Now I'm not saying investing in real estate is easy, be...