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BP Community, I'm hoping you guys can provide some insight into my situation. I'll start first with my long term goals. Long term: I would like to make full-time income from residential properties I own and rent. Star...
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In July of 2008 my wife and I returned from over three years of living and teaching in Bangkok Thailand. Using the $30k that we had saved during that time I got certified with CrossFit and opened the first affilia...
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I have an opportunity to purchase a model townhome from a builder in one of the better neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. The builder would then lease back the model home to use as their office/model for the duration of ...
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Hello BP,
I could use some help on determining what to offer for this duplex. I don't know if there is a rule of thumb for what to offer, I think I read in a post that an investment offer should be 30% off ARV - rep...
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As I've been watching podcasts n reading topic posts, one thing that has crossed my mind: how come people aren't wanting to quit their jobs to become RE agents or brokers while becoming a full time investor? On paper,...
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Hi BP family, I wanted to share something that is dear to my heart and I hope you get something out of it. My apologies that it is not about real estate. It's about my story with an autoimmune disease. As a young kid ...
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I would like to know how the more experienced members feel about cities which have chained very little in the past 20 years. If you would like a specific context, The Dalles Oregon.That’s the town I grew up in and am ...
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The Everything Store by Brad Stone - Takeaways from the book! James’s Intro 9th book of the year out of my goal of 52 this year. For me this book had a lot of little takeaways so I’ll just list them out in no order....
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Hi BP!I bought and rehabbed a property back in July 2019 and I financed the whole deal with my HELOCS. The property rented out after a couple of days on the market and I'm trying to do a cash out refinance so I can pa...
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I am a 16-year-old who is interested in becoming a real estate agent. I don't have much knowledge about this field, but I am eager to learn about what to study and how to start out. Currently, I am reading a book call...