My wife has been in commercial real estate as a property manager for the last couple years. She stepped down recently to have our second child. We have been talking about her switching over to residential. She would o...
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On Facebook yesterday (a rare event) and was scrolling through the list of people I may know who they suggest as "friends", and was surprised by the number of people shown who I actually do know (a shockingly accurate...
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I am buying my first rental property in the south suburbs of Chicago. I was just wondering what companies others are using and what there premiums costs? It is a sfh 4bd 2ba ranch house. 1425sqft. Since it is my first...
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Hey BP,I'm looking at starting to automate some of the system of cold calls and postcard marketing. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me a bit about their experiences with VAs and how they usually work with you.In addi...
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Hi, BP Fam,Wonder if anyone could recommend me a good school to acquire my Texas RE License. All suggestions and assistance is greatly appreciated!
I've been listening to Bigger Podcasts, but am new to posting. We are buying a home and an adjacent lot. We need a lot loan. So far UFCU is the only one we found that allows us to put 10% down. I was hoping to fi...
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Hey you guys,I am excited to say that I will be closing on my first property (a duplex) in 7 days!! Now I am eager to learn the best strategies on how to continue to invest in rental properties (mostly duplexes, tripl...
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I have a deal that may be in jeopardy in Polson MT. We have been through 2 months of appraisals with 2 different appraisers both of which have refused to appraise our property because they claim that there is a lack ...
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Hello BP Nation!Being new to the whole REI, I was wondering if there were any fellow members in the area who could possibly help me find a great REIA location(s) where i could attend in the near future. I will greatly...
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I'm looking at a property in a relatively affluent area and I'm wondering what - if anything - I should do about the asbestos shingle siding. There are a handful of cracked, chipped, and even missing shingles and the ...