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I am currently in college and I have parents and grandparents that may or may not want (they are "iffy") to invest in real estate and of course they are not wanting to take the time to go out and look for an amazing d...
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Hi BP team, I am a Real Estate investor from Australia, who ended up here in the US (Michigan of all places) and after spending 3 years here, I have decided to get active once again but now in the US and since getting...
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Is formal education (particularly RE development graduate certificates) better than hands on/ real world experience? I have done a couple rental properties, flips and wholesale deals and would like to move towards com...
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Hi Everyone,My brother has a rental property in Birmingham Alabama and now has a situation. He was brand new and was the nice landlord and therefore as of today August 1st, July rent has not been paid. There are two...
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Hi BPers,I'm getting ready to replace new flooring in an upstairs rental. This house is a triplex and has two units downstairs. Someone mentioned it might be a good time to soundproof the floor. Even though we had car...
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What do you think are the quickest and most efficient ways for investors to double or triple net worth?
As a beginner investor I was overwhelmed by all the help that was offered to me. However it eventually became apparent to me that most of the people I had been talking to were actually turnkey providers trying to sel...
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I'm new to real estate. My rookie brain would like to pick 3-5 areas to purchase STRs that compliment each other so that one area is cash flowing when the other is not. Like a summer beach house and a winter cabin. Is...
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These numbers are hypothetical but not too far off from what I see in the midwest. Do successful investors ever pay market value if the numbers still work for them in rare instances (and it was a buy and hold SFR)? Ma...
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I wanted to get some thoughts from the veteran flippers about the new structure my GC and I came up with. See the following:
Previous Structure
-GC bids job
-I pay 30% at beginning, 30% halfway, 30% before final walk...