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My name is Isham Collier. I am a real estate consultant in Costa Rica. I have been toying with the idea of putting together a real estate vacation to Costa Rica. I am posting to see what the response would be o...
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I'm anxious to do my first deal but don't know where to start. Wholesaling seems the easiest and quickest way to make my 1st deal of at least $10k+. I have no cash buyers but have found lots of SFH where the asking pr...
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November last year, I bought a vacant 9 unit for $210k, put in $40k to renovate and after fully leased, it appraised for $440k. In April, I pulled out 80% or $318k and used $200k to pay off the private loan of the 9 u...
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In the last 24 hours, I took a headache off a busy man’s (dad’s) hands, am hooking up an international student with a baby w/ new furniture, baby stuff, and a place to live, and borrowed 5yr funds supported by the cas...
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Does anyone know of a real estate investors meeting in Kankakee or Will county? I live in Bourbonnais and would like to hook up with other local investors. Thanks.
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Hey there, BP'ers! It's been a while since I last posted and ALOT has changed since then.3 yrs ago this month, my husband and I started looking for our first rental property as another retirement vehicle beyond 401k'...
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BP,I need a little advice. I have an 8 unit property that I would say is in a B class location. I also own an 8 unit on the street behind it (It shares the same backyard). Therefore, in the future, If I ever did want ...
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Hey everyone!Thanks to BP and various books, etc., I have my (hopefully) my first investment property under contract!It's just a 3/2 1450sqft single family home 30 minutes from Raleigh, NC. Purchase price of the home ...
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On one of my recent specs I thought it would be fun to document the project with pics. So I will share here the pictures and documents for anyone who may be considering specs, or is simply interested in following the ...
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Hey BP community, Do you own anywhere from 1-10 SFH, duplex, triplex, quads or other properties that you manage yourself? If you were gifted an elf that could tackle only one job, what would you have the elf do to...