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Hey folks,I'm 100% new to real estate, and from the Albany, NY area. I'm going to slowly work towards getting my salesperson license, and hopefully hook up with a sponsoring broker & company to begin learning the...
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Hey everyone!Just signed up for BiggerPockets and will be upgrading to the pro version as soon as i get bigger pockets... get it, see what i did there?... I really enjoy the podcast show and it actually motivated me t...
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My Top 3:1. Zillow Flex - hot, quick leads. Can't control flow of leads, so I quickly hit a ceiling with it, and Zillow takes 40% OUCH!2. Social Media - longterm strategy, I get a few leads a month, but expect it to c...
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Hello BP family. I cant figure out how to place a profile picture. My name is Jason from South Carolina. I am extremely excited to be here and very ambitious towards life improvement. I have somewhat of a game plan an...
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I have a rental home that is paid off and I would like to get a HELOC on it for future liquidity. I have found a credit union that will do a "no yearly fee" HELOC if I just pay about $800 upfront for an appraisal. T...
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We started requiring our tenants to have renters insurance a couple years back, and I'm so glad we did. We already had one situation come up where our renter plugged the kitchen sink with the faucet running, stepped a...
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Hi there. I am wondering the benefits / risks between FHA, conventional and the new Mac loan. I am a current home owner but will qualify for all 3 depending on location. I am selling my condo to get a 4plex or a singl...
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I just sent out my first batch of yellow letters to the Kansas City metro market, and thought people might find the first impressions of a new wholesaler of some interest. My goal was to raise bit of capital to con...
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Hello BP members. This is my first official post to the forums. I turned my residence into a rental property when I had to move from Texas to Alabama. Well, mainly because of a move with the Army. Currently I'm in the...
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I’m looking for a multi-unit to house hack in Chicago. I work at a real estate company that does broker referrals and I get $3K closing cost credit if I use one of their brokers, so I’ve been working with a B&W br...