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What’s up all! I hope this post finds you all well and in good health! My name is Sean Michael and I’m a newbie, like really newbie. Im really interested in beginning my RE investment journey and living in CA it’s muc...
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typo on subjectcorrection * How to be scammed in Columbus Ohio on flipping houses Rene and I (two Californians)met a girl S on BP back to October 2019, she came to talk to us and promote herself as a realtor /flip...
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noob here.....Can someone explain the 50% rule, 2.5% rule.....I can't seem to find a definition for it.
Thanks.
Jim
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So I'm just closing on our first investment property in Atlanta, GA in the next 1-2 weeks. I should have enough cash in the bank left over for putting a deposit on our first live in residential place in California. I'...
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Hi Everyone,
I am new to BP and real estate investing in general but have been following some large (8 units+) MFDs in some rough areas of Newark and Jersey City with numbers that sound good and am wondering ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, October 19, 2020)
At its core, real estate is a people business, and being kind to people is a business approach that never goes wrong. Being kind builds a positive image. It earns trust...
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Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...
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Is anyone able to get to the 1% or 2% rule in Canada? If so where? And how recently did you purchase?