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Hello BP Community,I have been looking at possibly investing in property near the Smoky Mountains. I have noticed that there has been a slowdown in the housing market. As an investor, would you wait to see where thi...
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Hi!
I’m Terah from Alabama. I’ve lurked on BP for about a year now, reading and absorbing everything I can and hoping I could be the next @BrandonTurner. After months of convincing my husband that real estate investi...
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So admittedly I'm a newbie at this, and I'm not afraid to say it but I'm not afraid to learn and roll up my sleeves. I have a few quick questions.1. What is your favorite book/blog/vlog/podcast that describes the ma...
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Hello BP pros, Brett Lawrence here, I have been lurking for a little while now. I am just getting myself started with this. My business partner is just introducing himself of this site as well and we are just here to...
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Hello All,I'm Danny Rollins and I currently live in Union, NJ. I'm highly interested in establishing and building my own real estate investing company. I'm currently an Business Analyst for an IT consultancy but just ...
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The older I become and the more responsibilities I have, I've become more adverse to risk. I know generally risk=reward, you can't fly if you don't try, you can't expect to excel or stand out if you keep doing what ev...
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Hello BP Team,My name is Nick and i'm originally from Memphis, TN. I'm active duty Navy and my wife, two daughters and I are currently stationed in San Diego, CA. I came to this website via a real estate investor frie...
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Ok here I am, a full year and a half into jumping into real estate. I am ready right now to put my first property under contract, but something is holding me back... fear. I am scarred shitless about putting my first ...
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Don’t get stuck on sideline too long – likely will be a 10-15% reduction, not a 50% reduction like 08-09
Reasons why:
Total market leverage was just 42% of mortgaged homes’ values — the lowest number on record.Wall ...
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Hola guys!
I read a post about a week ago about an investor that felt compelled to burst us newbies' bubbles who are coming into this field too wide-eyed and too bushy-tailed... For their own sake. I initially had m...