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Hello everyone. My first post on here after being a long time follower to soak up as much information as I could from the experience on this forum. This forum is a primary factor that led to me finally taking the plun...
A Piece of Something is Better Than a Piece of Nothing
I see this simple concept overlooked and underappreciated……all of the time. At the office, in our homes, and at the proverbial negotiating table. How many times...
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Here's my experience with online lead company ISpeedToLead so far... Could be "iffy" we'll see.
Below are examples of my last 3 leads which cost $1,160.00. I'm giving as much objective transparency as I can below....
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Hello BP Members,I'm a new transplant to Chicago, having moved recently from Miami where I was living for the past 6 years. I work in the Energy Industry, and aside from a few courses in University have no real Real E...
Hi, from Rochester Indiana. I'm a technology entrepreneur working in the forest products primary processing industry and also provide technical services to government. I have land just off of US 31 and hope to find...
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I have done a lot of studies of listed Milwaukee properties, particularly those listed below $50k. I am surprised to see a couple of investors are unloading their properties by selling in bundles. Their properties a...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/...Yes, they are giving tenants an additional year to catch up on rent. I would love to know how someone can be that far behind on rent when they've received two stimulus checks, unemploy...
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In commercial real estate, a loss to lease refers to a unit being rented for below market value. For example, if there is an apartment community renting two bedrooms for $1,000 per month yet a tenant who has been ther...
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I was just wondering if anyone on BP or have heard of any investor being called a "slum lord"? Would anyone else take offense to being called a "slum lord". It puts a bad taste in my mouth personally. Below is the sto...
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Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....