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I'm new to Real Estate Investing and I'm wondering what the best ways to find and contact property owners of abandoned or distressed properties would be. I would like to know what methods (successful and unsuccessful)...
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All - I am about to start making offers on my first commercial real estate deals. While I have substantial residential real estate experience and have read a lot of commercial real estate books, I feel like I could be...
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The biggest thing preventing me from biting the bullet and investing is picking a location since I will be investing virtually. What 3 things are you looking for before you choose an area to invest in?Thanks in advanc...
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I wanted to start looking at Missouri and I'm trying to get other people's input on what they are seeing there. Anything I need to keep an eye out for?
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Hello,I'm looking to begin investing in Fort Wayne, IN, and I'd like to start connecting with as many real estate agents in the area as I can. I'm based in Southern California, but am originally from Ft. Wayne. My wif...
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Any wholesalers using carrot and ppc to try to get leads? I started my first PPC campaign but I am not getting any impressions. I am tinkering with the bid amount to see if that works but if you have any other insight...
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Just an update, it’s been over 5 years since I learned about Realestate, I still haven’t started yet for a variety of reasons, my personal issues, my fears, my lack of knowledge etc. in case I know Realestate is a veh...
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Can anyone tell me what it costs to advertise on BiggerPockets? They have an inquiry form that asks for a budget (and provides an example of $10,000 a month). I suspect there are tiers significantly cheaper than that ...
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Hello everybody, I am a union construction worker currently renting and living in Chicago. Was originally planning on purchasing and occupying a duplex in the city with a 3.5% FHA loan, but my wife and I were not will...
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Redfin just released the results of a survey but seem to presenting the data a very slanted way. The title of the article reads
"More Than Half of U.S. Homebuyers and Sellers Want to Live Somewhere With Legal Aborti...