There is sooooo much info out there, I'm not sure where to start? Shoul D I purchase a formal course first? Find a mentor? Set up an LLC? Find buyers? Find sellers? Like, where should I start, what are the three fir...
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Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...
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Hi everyone!I feel like this might be a dumb question but I've got to ask anyway. Im looking at financing options to pull about 20K out of a rental. I have a hundred thousand in equity. My local bank presented me with...
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Here's my "take" on the market - and my question:
Will hard money continue to get cheaper? We see a continual pattern of huge amounts trust deed investment dollars chasing a smaller number of loans.
Rates in the si...
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Hi BP,I'm a new real estate investor in NY. I invest in properties in Indiana. I closed on my first rental property last month, and currently fixing up the place to hopefully rent it out soon (should be advertising s...
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I think that the market has been spiraling into recession well over the last three or four quarters. Technically, I believe we are in a recession now but the media is keeping it quiet. The holiday shopping,GDP decreas...
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After months and months of lurking on the site, and a few months of posting, I went and did it. Property 1 has been closed on.3 Bedroom 2 Bath 1600 sq feet, 4 types of flooring, a crappy kitchen, a bathroom with a ho...
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Earlier this year I posted about another deal that didn't fly and why I viewed it as a success. This time the story is a little different but a success just the same.
Last time around we went under contract ...
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just recently signed a lease on my first ever rental. So I was wondering How everyone does rent collection.
I planned on more of a personal approach for at least the first few months to check up on t...
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Hi!
I invest in a pretty low appreciation/stable market (Pittsburgh), but my preferred investment neighborhood is doing quite well for the past few years (say avg. appreciation about 5%.) My strategy is buy l...