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Hello BP Community,I wanted to share a recent experience I had which took the equity out of a deal in an unexpected way. Our realtor's broker knew a family who was looking to unload a property that was in a trust as ...
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We just purchased and updated our 3rd single family investment property. We combined a HELOC and cash to purchase the property, around $36K invested. Now that the property is up and running, I would like to recoup my ...
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Hello, I am not sure why bigger pockets advertises rentredi.com, but I have been using them for several months and their support is beyond awful and I have been trying to locate money that has mysteriously disappeare...
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I’m frequently asked by new investor hopefuls how to get started in real estate when cash is light. Here’s an example of a deal I did when I was starting out. Minimal cash out-of-pocket, ($800), no banks, no hard mon...
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I was on site reading a topic about "Why use a Realtor" and an ex-realtor had a comment about how realtors are over paid and people shoud do the FSBO. I thought about it for a while. I just want to say tha...
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Hi, all. I have a quick question about asking my agent to pull comps. I am currently working with an agent on building up a portfolio of buy and hold properties. We just closed on one deal last Tuesday, and I'm lookin...
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I guess I was a little harsh but was never expecting the response I got from lima one today. Next time I will be sure to be not so rude lol.
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Why is it so hard to raise capital these days? I have been talking to investors and discussing my interest in raising capital and I get the same response "Capital is tight", "no one's lending right now", and "Why woul...
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Hello Everyone,I am just beginning my process of becoming financially free. I am 18 years old living in Chicago and am going to college in Indiana. I have around 20k saved up and am trying to learn as much as I can no...
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Is there anyone in BP actively doing Air BNB / short term rental on a full time basis? I have about 10 Air BNB/Short Term rentals and find myself in need of hiring a semi-full time VA to help me manage the back end o...