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Hello BP Community,
I closed on my first rental property about a month ago. The house was sold by a flipping company. Everything was great and exciting at the beginning - and then....
After buying the washer and dry...
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Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...
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What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...
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Every investor no matter how experienced was a "newbie" at one time....everyone had a point where they were starting out. For all the NEW INVESTORS out there....what IS your biggest fear and how DO you plan to overco...
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