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In my opinion, setting specific goals and evaluating progress are critical elements in developing a profitable real estate investing firm! 🙌
There are various levels of goals, and here are some examples:
Company Obj...
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OK BP. I've been reading and listening to the podcast and I'm ready to make a move.Background: Wife purchased a home last year (before we were engaged & married) with 0% down with Agricultural Loan plan. We still ...
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Hello everyone,I would like to thanks and appreciate for going through my post.SO, I just signed contract for a house for an investment and however seller wants closing on May, 26 and we have more than 6 weeks left. ...
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Hey BP. Should I make 2bd 1 bath in a quiet town 35 minutes from the big city a MTR with 2 queen bed sets or 1 queen and make the second bedroom an office or even an entertainment/exercise room? Thanks for your answe...
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I've been working with a contractor on my first 4-plex. They are doing nice work but they are moving slow. Do you have any suggestions that I can use in future contracts to speed up the process?
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We own rentals in Nashville but live out of state. We do all of the marketing, tenant screening, property management ourselves but have a local real estate agent we use just to show the properties when we have a vacan...
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This post was prompted by a discussion of a specific STR-related tax strategy on another thread. But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.
1. The annual nature of ta...
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A friend of a friend approached me with an offer:
He will get me leads on properties that I have for free! Yep Free! But …. If a sale is made for one of his leads he wants 1%.
What do you say? Would you make a deal li...
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We have 2 properties that we are going to offer cash for keys before we close. Ideally I would rather not have to buy and then figure out how to get them out. Someone recommended a limited durable power of attorney to...
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Hi BP community,I new in real estate investing and was hoping to start rehabing some houses soon but there 1 question I meed to be answer before i start. Do I need to have a permit for every rehab property?