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I am in the process of searching for my first investment property. I do not know much about zoning. I am currently looking at a property that is set up like a duplex, without the zoning being changed accordingly. This...
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My name is Frank and am new to the whole aspect of investing in housing. My previous experience in real estate was limited to new home sales. My wife is currently a beginning realtor and so far enjoys it. I would l...
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My wife taught elementary in a rough area in Tacoma and in a privileged area in Wallingford. In Tacoma, the elementary kids had to duck under desks as they experienced a drive by shootings. Kids are joining gangs in t...
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Would love to hear some strategies you have to market for new clients.
To date, I have boot strapped through networking and posting Reels on the topic of STRs, which has grown my business to 11 properties under manag...
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The number one goal of any business is marketing. We are not investors - we are marketers of our real estate business. Everyone should be concentrating on getting leads. You can always find the best strategy-
But....
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Just wondering if anyone uses a Virtual Assistant to help run their business, and if so, how is it working for you? Would you recommend it?
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I've been bit hard by the real estate investing bug. I'm 28, living in Miami, FL. My "why" is a 2 part-er. Part 1: Time. I value my time over everything. I would like to start this journey to eventually earn my time ...
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While we work on our next major addition to the site (top secret, but very cool), we're also redesigning many of the areas of BiggerPockets that have been ignored, design-wise, for some time.
We decided to start with...
What's going on? All of a sudden, all of my local TV channels are running announcements that special interest groups are trying to do away with free antena TV. Complete with exhortations to contact your representative...
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Hi All!I'm new to the note industry and looking to try a new angle on it. (Well maybe not new, but I haven't found it yet). I'm wondering if it's a viable idea to build a charity around the idea of buying distressed...