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Hi BPers,I need some inspiration. Pickings are slim around here...Does anyone have any recent success stories out of the Bay Area?
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The story you are about to read has transpired over the past 6-8 months. There are areas in which I made mistakes and contractors made mistakes. This is completely factual, and, looking back on it, was a great learnin...
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I love listening to the Money Show podcast to get some extra motivation and tips; however, I am the dad of 3 teen/pre-teen boys. Given that perspective, I often wonder if the success stories we hear about are sustaina...
Looking to get feedback as to what you would suggest I do, I don't think there is a wrong answer but I just can not decide which route to go. Own my home, have around 40-50k equity.Own 1 rental that cash flows right a...
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I think I could write a book sometimes with some of the crazy stories from owning and managing vacation rentals. I'd love to hear your stories and how you've addressed the issue to prevent it from happening again (if ...
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Hello BP Members,We all pick up a “new hat” in life and we learn by doing, but we also learn by educating ourselves by conversing with others who’ve taken the same road before. I have been a long term investor of over...
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Ok, so this is going to be quite lengthy, I would just like to share with all why real estate investment is something that has come to my plate. I am a 37 year old male residing in Bedford, Pennsylvania. I feel like...
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Investment Info:
Other commercial investment investment.
Purchase price: $240,000
Cash invested: $56,000
Click to see before & after pics and more details on the deal
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I literally just closed an off-market deal 30 mins ago. This was my 2nd off-market in 4 months. I had done some work for these people in the past, and two months ago they asked me to give them a quote to rehab their 4...
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Have you partnered up with someone on a real estate deal, where it got really ugly for one reason or another? Do you have a partnership horror story?
If so, please share it so we can all learn how to protect ourselv...