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Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community. On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler. The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...
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I'm looking to purchase a STR in Galveston. I'm a real estate broker and I live in Pearland. I've run some numbers and seems as though it's a great opportunity to get some decent cash flow and personal enjoyment. B...
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Kiavi changed my appraisal 3 times and the last time was 5 weeks into it, I of course walked away. Lima one wasn’t transparent with their processes, and I just heard finance of America is getting pretty bad. Are these...
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I'm new to investing and wanted to get some advice/perspective on 2 things...1. For someone new to real estate investing that wants to do long term rentals, do you recommend starting off in an area close to them/an ar...
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.... it has been CRAZY!When I recorded my podcast, I had just quit my job and started my journey as a full-time investor. The one question I get asked most about the podcast is how we were able to grow so fast. We d...