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It is not often in life that you truly get the chance to see what you're made of - as an investor, a consumer, a citizen, a human being. For whatever reason, it generally takes monumental events - often catastrophes -...
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We are real estate developers, licensed in real estate and construction. We don't really work real estate as agents, other than to list and show our own properties, and purchase land for projects. Same with constructi...
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Most people who I ask about this subject with a general understanding keep leading me around in a circle I have no idea where to look or where to start is there any good tips on where to start
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I highly recommend that people track their personal finances, especially beginners that are just learning about real estate. I use (obsess?) mint.com, but there are lots of platforms and other's that have come up in f...
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First, thank you to the BP community for all the helpful knowledge and insight. I just discovered this amazing resource last week and have already learned so much!I am hoping to purchase my first rental property in th...
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It's been 1 year since I quit my W2 job with the help of BP, and couldn't be happier!As BP said, "Life isn't meant to be lived in a cubicle." I started the corporate world at $45k/yr, and left at $70K/yr. You don't ha...
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I find that it is only helpful if I post things that people can learn from, so here is how my first deal went down. (For the newbies that need inspiration)
Over the past few weeks since I started getting into investi...
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