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So as a newbie, I want to get started with a property that I'm familiar with. Here's the basics of the deal. Traverse City, MI. Great location close to downtown and Grand Traverse Bay. 700 sq ft, 2 bed 1 bath. Sitting...
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Real Estate Investing, in reality, is not as easy as it looks in movies and reality shows. There are cost overruns due to many unforeseen issues that comes with renovating a property. Making already slim margins to st...
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My name is Matt and I've been listening to BP podcasts for the better part of this past year. I posted a couple weeks back that I was a newbie who wanted get into real estate investing. Jordan Moorhead (realtor/inves...
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When it comes to estimating repairs and square footage I see the property listed on sites at 2300sq ft but on the county site it's base BAS) sqft is about 1600 which is basically the living area I believe and not the ...
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My husband Mark and I are planning to relocate in spring 2016 to the Carson Valley, near Lake Tahoe. I recently sold a day spa in Silicon Valley that I operated for 30 years; I've also concluded 20 years of spa manage...
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I was in a house yesterday that had very unstable floors in two second story bedrooms. Sort of like a trampoline effect when you jumped on them (maybe not quite that bad but it was bad enough that you could easily see...
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Hey everyone! I'm fresh on the scene from NY. So excited and proud to be part of this like-minded group. Can't wait to connect & learn from you guys....especially when it comes to building an elite investor pool!!...
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Hello all! I hope this brings a good laugh for everyone as it did for me. I have never seen this in the description for a home. It was talking about being a Duplex converted into a SF, but could be converted back. ...
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Hello everyone. First post here, amazing resource.
I've recently closed on a single family home and have taken my first serious step into real estate investing. I'm very new to all this so i'm still really trying to ...
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Does anyone have a good referral for a Realtor in the Johnson City, Bristol area? We are looking for an agent to list our home and establish a relationship for future business. We are currently in the market for a m...