Okay here's the deal. I'm looking to invest in my first buy and hold property very soon and expand from there. I work as a nurse and I like what I do, it pays the bills, I have excellent job security and I can literal...
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Hey,
Check this out..direct mail rocks in getting the phone
ringing off the hook with quality leads. I think targeting absentee owners that owned there property at least 10 years or more) with a personalized merged po...
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I currently have a few SFR's and MultiFamilies and have them all on commercial loans from 5-6% interest / 20 year / adjust every 5 years. I have contacted my lender and a few others that are local and am having a har...
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complete newbie here but, I'm reading "the ultimate begginers guide to real estate investing" (the free book you get when joining bigger pockets) and I stumbled across the 2% rule which states your monthly rent should...
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So I’ve run the numbers on the airdna website for a property that caught my eye… What came back blew me away. It’s a 16% cap rate, NOI of $50,000, gross income of 96k. 87 % occupancy rate, $154 a night. If this data ...
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Hi GuysI just went to Fortune Builders 3 Day event. It was very entertaining.I did not sign up for the Mastery Program, but all the functionality of the Software Package is making me drool. I am a software developer s...
I was interested in hiring a virtual assistant and was curious as to what I can expect as far as price and work done. What are your guys thoughts on virtual assistants?
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Hey everyone -
As I'm sure most of you know, we send out a weekly newsletter to 35,000+ people (typically on Sundays) that highlights any important BP News, shares the top new articles on the site, forum posts, and m...
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TLDR; House hacking: it works.Howdy,About nine months ago, I closed on my first property (house hack in DFW, TX). I've had a few people from Bigger Pockets and other friends reach out with questions, so I fig...