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Hi everyone.Its been quite a while since I last posted. I've been working on a few larger deals this past year along with my relocation to the Chicago area, so I've been super busy. But now I finally closed on my last...
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In my first year of Real Estate Investment, my goal was to get three rehab deals in 2013. My best lead source has been direct mail, so I'm really focusing on getting my marketing to be at a manageable, y...
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Because of recent rain storms and older units I am in need of some repair work on a couple of units. I contacted a GC that I found on a neighborhood website. He had a few positive reviews on Yelp. He’s on Houzz, also....
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I'm sorry if the title is a bit harsh, but this is where I'm at. I've read numerous books including Rich Dad, Poor Dad, David Greene's books as well as others. I do everything I can to soak up the knowledge, but the...
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I am a little discouraged because I hear over and over about how we find deals and how important it is to establish relationships with investors. My struggle is that I have gone to meet-up events, created a website, a...
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I just got back from the two day seminar in Houston, been wanting to go for years and after losing 17K on my last flip I decided it was time to pay the $750.00 and go. If you know nothing about real estate I'd say it'...
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I have many posts and blogs about my extreme dislike for Income Taxes. I've been working on last years' return and I may end up paying something. That is very frustrating and I committ to work harder in the future to ...
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Has anyone ever read these books (volume I and II)? In it, the guy talks about his strategy for buying and renting out over 300 single family homes.
For the first property, he started off with around $28,000 or so f...