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Hi All, I am a newbie in the area of REI and I'm looking to invest in out of state rental properties. I literally have zero experience with real estate and all the knowledge I have gathered so far is through reading b...
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For all of the pros out there who post frequently, have you noticed if all the backlinks have helped your SEO? I have been debating upgrading to the Pro account and getting more active on the forums to try and improve...
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Does anyone have ideas on how to find renters without going through a realtor? I have tried Craigslist a few times with no positive results, other than some guy in Nigeria that will send me $100,000 if I send him $15,...
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Long story short. I have a duplex rental and a single family house. Getting divorced and the wife gets the house, I get the duplex as far as assets. I am an architect during the day and have been doing high end and de...
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I am a new REI. l would like to know where are all the REI meetings and clubs. I live in kansas city, ks and do not mind traveling. I need to network with experienced wholesalers and other investors, so that l can sta...
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I frequently see discussions on here surrounding single tenant retail tenants such as Walgreens, Dollar General, Family Dollar etc. As a CMBS lender, I often see single tenant retail projects come across my desk as th...
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Team,What CRM do you use for your business and why did you choose it? Pros/Cons? Would you recommend it? What sort of business do you use it for, and do you think you might choose something else if you had a different...
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Hello all (and thanks in advance!),I'm looking for midsize apartment complexes (10-50) units, and I'm having some difficulty budgeting for property management expense. Here is my understanding:On sfr and small multi-f...
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Holy crap! Marketing is expensive! I went to listsource.com to build my list and had 10,000 people or so on it. I filtered the duplicates and only had names where the mailing and property addresses were whole. Further...
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I'm weighing my options for buy and hold strategies and was hoping people with experience could chime in. I'm interested in learning more about Vacation rentals, what sites work the best, horror stories, success stor...