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At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year. As an active buyer of apartment compl...
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I have been following real estate for several years now and actively engage with real estate investors globally, both professional institutions and general portfolio managers. The common theme amongst those who buy an...
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Hey everyone! This is my first post on BP so please go easy on me!I am new to real estate investing, but have been digesting info for the past 3 years from places like Cash Flow Ninja Podcast, BP Podcast, and BP.com. ...
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Hi All,I wanted to share with those who are just starting out some things I've learned so far in my investing journey. My first purchase was a SFH property from a turn key provider in Kansas City. This was an out of s...
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Most investors need supplies of some sort. (I shop at Home Depot because I can literally see it from my front yard.)But unfortunately, Home Depot doesn't carry everything.Where do you shop? What dumpster company are y...
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Hi guys,
I've been messaging with a couple of local aspiring investors, and we thought it would be fun to do a casual meet up for drinks/dinner and real estate conversation, of course! Monday, 10/14 at 6:30is...
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Hello BP,My Question: Which cities are prime for cash flowing 1-4 unit properties and what metrics specifically do you use and from what site? Census Bureau? REIT reports? etc. Anyways, I'm working on selecting 2 cit...
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Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...
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It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...
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I have never listened to a pod cast before.. but I thought I would try one on BP and listened to one last week about a nice young man who is buying out of state and was all excited about it.The really important factor...