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What I am about to reveal below is a chapter of my life that, truth be told - I am embarrassed about. However, I have decided to share my story to inspire and teach a lesson to all investors, specially newbie investor...
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Hey I’m 24 years of age and have been thinking about real estate for the past 9 months now. All I want are rental properties. I could really use a mentor and advise me with my new trade and help me get to my goal. I’m...
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Professionally, I work for a multi-family residential developer as a CFO. As a Company, we also have an interest in a REIT, a MIC and are now building out a private multi-family residential rental portfolio. Good visi...
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BP Family,When I have read stories posted on BP regarding individuals who have successfully navigated and closed multifamily deals, I have noticed a recurring commonality: Success favors those who have an experienced...
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This is my first deal as well as my first post in the forums, so here it goes!I bought a SFH in St. Paul, MN back in October of 2014. Just a little over 2 years in I wanted to share my success story as an inspiration ...
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Often successful stories are shared & while we can learn from wins, I often find I learn more lessons from failure. So I wanted to share my experience with the community. Thanks for reading this is long! Buckle up...
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One of the most common questions newbie real estate investors ask is:"I am a newbie and I want to raise private money to buy deals. How can I do it?"I will answer it using my personal experience. I started investing i...
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Such a tragedyhttps://meaww.com/three-people-arrested-utah-real-...The tenets claim he was doing an illegal eviction, given their general character it is hard to believe them. Entirely possible he was just trying to ...
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Hey BP! I am a huge believer in the power of stories. I believe there is a part of everyone's story that we can learn from. With that in mind one thing I have considered is being a newbie is starting a blog to track m...
I am going to start building my credit with a secured credit card when I turn 18 to make it easier to get the financing for income property. I recently started researching entities and I can across something called a ...