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There are a lot of new and old investors on the forums. In honor of Halloween what are the scariest things about investing past, present, or future for experienced investors? What's the scariest thing for new investors?
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1. Generate Leads2. Analyze Deals3. Make Offers4. Rinse and RepeatThese are the only tasks that designate a Real Estate Investor. If you aren't doing these things, I'd argue you aren't an investor yet. Seems simple th...
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Have any of you participated in Peter Conti's mentoring program? He wrote"Buying Real Estate Without Cash or Credit" with David Finkel and most recently "Making Big Money Investing in Foreclosures."
I'm a newbie, bel...
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Hello everyone, I have been snooping around BP for a while now and realized that I haven't introduced myself, for which I solemnly apologize.
I am 26 years old and have been in the building industry, from design to c...
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Hello BP, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for sourcing private funds. I have significant experience between being a licensed agent, experienced flipper (30+ 100k rehab budget flips), and experienced wholesaler (5...
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Hi BP,I'm looking for advice from the community on my particular situation. I feel like I am ready to take the step and get into this ,but something is holding me back, and it's not the fear of failure or not knowing ...
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We have squatters in our house. They are reporting mold issues after squatting the house due to covid for over a year. For the past year they lived they never reported anything to the extent that due to fear of evicti...
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Good Morning Fellow Investors,Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Warren Golston. I am a 28 year old service member in the Navy. I am new not only on the boards but to this transition to what I consider a steppin...
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I’m a recent college grad and I’m looking at buying my first house, but in the economies current state I have concerns on whether it is a good idea to buy now or live cheap and rent until the economy heals. Let me kno...
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I am looking to buy my first deal (yay!) and I have until today to decide. Right now the property is in an ok neighborhood and its greatly under rent. All the houses close to it rent for $1300/month (3bed 2 bath). Thi...