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I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...
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Hi,So, I read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide, and I'm reading blog posts and listening to podcasts, and making a list of books to buy, and all of it is overwhelming me to a fairly large degree.Everyone talks about Anal...
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Hey BP community, I'm Jonah. I'm looking to learn more about passive real estate investing, syndications, and other passive or semi-passive streams of income or equity building. I'm 37 and about 8 years into my emerg...
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One the things I learned from BP that I love the most is the goal setting for the new year. My fiance and I started this last year and really enjoyed it, for not only personal goals but couple goals. So what is everyo...
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I just flipped 3 properties today to a all cash investor using a land trust. I had never done it before and I was skeptical but I closed all three deals same buyer within 3 hours.
Here are the steps if you want to u...
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If you could offer one word of caution. If you could help save the new real estate investor from making a huge mistake that could cost them thousands or even their business...Just one word of caution, based on your ow...
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It’s time to schedule (another) meet up in the East Bay! I recently had the pleasure of meeting quite a few fellow BP investors in San Francisco, and had a great time enjoying some drinks and learning from everyo...
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Alright so, other than my introduction, this is my first post here. I have been thinking about this idea for a while, but I need some perspective to un-noobize it.
Owning a Lambo is definitely one of my dreams in li...
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So, we had another thread going for a couple of weeks here. And this is not yet a success story, since a lot of work needs to be done to make it a success. But, today, @Sam Grooms and I closed on this 98-unit in Phoen...
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Hi,I was reading an article a few days ago that said 40% of Americans can't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. I couldn't believe almost half the country is that broke. The median household income is 60k, so ...