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Hello, everyone!I'm a new investor that was keen on getting into the real estate market in 2021. As I'm reading more and more I'm seeing a pattern of belief that we are headed toward a real estate crash. Unemployment ...
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In an earlier post I requested tips on getting started and received very little feedback. I'm going to be a little more direct this time. I'm setting everything up to start making deals, flips and rentals. I want to m...
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Hello BP,I currently work with a Bay Area Wholesaler, and soon I hope to start up my own wholesaling business in order to raise funds for investing. Here is my concern: I am not confident there are many motivated sell...
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One of my favorite books is the millionaire real estate agent by Gary Keller. The book shows how one can build a brokerage and have a mind set of a business owner. Although, I've ran my own business (non real estate r...
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Hey BP,I'll try to keep a long story short. Currently about to purchase a 4BR 2.5 bath single family that I rent in Pittsburgh and turn my 3 roommates into tenants. The advantage of this is that it will continue to ...
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So my question is, did all the excessive bragging about short term rentals create saturation to the point where it hurt everybody including the braggers? I understand there are some people that were bragging because t...
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I have been involved in real estate for nearly 50 years and have always been very positive about the future. I started at a very young age buying real estate and investing in more and more as decades went by. If I was...
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What kind of crazy responses have you had to your letters sent offering to buy someone's house?
I've had someone completely chew me out for sending "all of those f'ing" letters and threatened to kick my butt. He expr...
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Hi all,I have a prospective tenant (a couple) that are both self-employed. Both parties (unmarried) gave me a copy of their experian report: 738 and 698, which is a good enough score, but I didn't pull the reports. Ho...
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Summary: I want to become a real estate investor in Hawaii. And I have a bunch of questions. Any advice is appreciated but specific answers preferred.1. Should I sell my $400k home in Alaska or try to rent it out?...