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Hello all,Weird title for this post and thanks for clicking on it.My wife and I were just married Saturday and are finally looking to buy our first home together. Our market is overheated (I know everyone's is) and sh...
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Hello Team, God bless! I close this week on my first duplex. I have one side rented out and the other is vacant and needs some love.What are the proper steps to getting it rented out? What do I use to advertise?Who do...
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Hi Everyone! I'm new to the real estate investing game and am wanting to purchase my first multifamily property in Chicago in the next 6 months. I'm planning on taking out an FHA loan to take advantage of 3.5% down an...
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Hello BP Community,I just turned 24 years old and got my first "big boy" job with a defense contractor. I am eager to begin investing in real estate but I'm not sure what the right timing should be.I got into a leader...
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Some time ago, there was a post asking for opinions on eXp Realty. I shared in not-so-gentle terms how I had been pitched HARD by one of their agents. That pitch was completely focused on how I could make future inc...
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Hello BP, Someone always starts the annual post of what are your goals this year so I figured I'd give it a go! Thought I'd do a twist on it this year:1. What goal from 2019 did you FAIL on, and why?2. What is your ne...
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You know how it said that knowledge doesn't mean anything unless you use it or put it to the test!?!?well for me to be honest and transparent in this adventure of mine putting in offer ever for a house this time it's ...
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When should PM deposit rents? I have a new PM company that deposits rent the following month. So rents on the first of October aren't received until the first of November, and I still haven't received rent from Octobe...
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Hi Everyone
My wife @LizaD and I are just getting started in this fabulous world of real estate investing. We listened to several audio books and decided that REI was what we wanted to do. After months of re...
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Im looking to flip around socal. I was wondering what are peoples average profit margins here? How much are you making per flip? Does the 70% rule apply to here? How competitive is it finding distressed properties ? H...