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I've seen a lot of posts about people eager to start an RAL and wanted to share some of the costly lessons I have learned and hopefully you can realize it before embarking on these projects. I've noticed the usual pos...
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Interested in both living and investing in Raleigh, NC. Just looking for a brief overview. Which areas are being built up? Where to stay away from? What's the market like for flips? Also interested in both commer...
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Anyone out there ever built an apartment building from the ground up? Can you shed some light on price/sq foot it cost you to build (not including the cost of the land). What type of cash on cash return can I expect ...
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For those of you who buy and hold rental real estate out-of-state, how did you narrow your search area to the market(s) that you are currently investing in? I currently reside in Southern California and am looking to ...
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Hello BP community!Been interested in learning more about acquiring property's for buy and hold using seller financing. Have you done it and how, what were the terms you set, did you have a lawyer set it up or someon...
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I am currently trying to learn the basics of real estate investing. For a start, I'm about to read Brandon Turner's "How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started". Up next in my readi...
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This is a sad day for Cleveland. It is official, Cleveland we have more Bed Bugs than any other city in the USA!The top 10 is as follows
ClevelandPhiladelphiaLos AngelesIndianapolisCincinnatiDallas-Fort WorthNew York...
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It’s been about seven months since I bought my primary residence. Luckily, I had done some research going in to the deal so I had at least some idea of what to do. But of course, you won’t really know or learn everyth...
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Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've posted here. I've become consumed by my 9-5 corporate job and every day I dread it more and more. There's reasons why this has been pushed off, but no more.. I'm hoping to fi...
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BP!I would have never been able to do it without the BP community! I will be closing on my 151st unit in less than 24 months. If you told me I would have more than a 100 units when I first started looking into real ...