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I am 23 years old in NYC. I work as maintenance superintendent at a commercial building (about 80 000 sq ft) (4 years experience).So I love working in the Real Estate industry, And my goal is to start investing.But I ...
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Good Morning All!My name is Paige and I am from the Chicagoland Area. I am 26 and I am finally ready to take a step into real estate, and I have to say that it is quite intimidating. I have begun reading the Beginner'...
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Curious what the best practice is here.Simple question - when should I be getting GC bids; while in contract or after closing?If during contract, then we'll have to build that timeframe into our offer. Thanks!
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Happy Weekend everyone,How do all you DIYers and handy folk and husbands learn how to do all this stuff? I've taken some basic classes in a variety of things just aimed at homeowners doing some repairs and home projec...
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When I was starting out, I was told about the difference between owning & PM'ing. I didn't realize it until later, but it super helped when I realized there's the following main skills everyone who aspires/is a r...
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Greetings all,First post on BP and just wanted to introduce myself. My wife and I are rookies in the investing business but eager and excited to jump in. We just opened our new LLC, Ironhorse Investors, with the hop...
How would you find a local contractor or someone you could bring to a home that you are considering putting under contract to estimate the rehab and you pay them a fee? I'm wanting to observe them do the estimation o...
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Well, I was always the negative person when it came to real estate investing. I don't have the money, i don't have the time, or I don't want the midnight calls. After seeing my friends be successful with little effort...
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So apparently there is a group that is working on a robot that can paint your room! Painters get ready to become machine operators.This is mind-blowing tech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2nLLMl98dU
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I’ve been blessed to work myself into a situation to reap 150k in liquid cash with a near perfect credit score. I’ve very interested in real estate bc I’ve been in the construction trades my entire life (enjoy it as w...