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This past weekend I drove around and found four vacant properties. I wrote down the address of each property and went to the county's website to try and locate the owners' name. I got one hit form the site, and now I...
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I've seen several people new to real estate investing asking questions on where to start. We have some great Sticky posts on general guidelines in the Starting Out section in the Forum.
I actually want to help gener...
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I"ll start off by letting you members know that I have no idea what I'm doing, I've just done reading in the past on this website and have looked at wholesaling.
I'm going to write out a scenario that I'm...
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Hello, My name is Lorenz, I am originally from San Diego but currently reside in Hayward, CA. I work as a Data Analyst and am fairly new to Real Estate. My goals are to increase my wealth and ideally reach financial f...
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What strategies do you all use to find deals? In this low cap rate dominated market the mls/loop net/Zillow etc listed properties don’t pencil out for the most part. I’m in California, so I’ve settled in investing out...
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I recently read a post regarding asset pricing that got me thinking about the dynamics of investment property valuation. Having read a multitude of posts on BP, it has become apparent that the majority of first time i...
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Hello all, I am a young (21 y/o) investor from the Austin area looking to broaden my horizons. I have been buying and selling vacant lots for the past three years, and am finally (after the close of my last 2 properti...
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Hello! My name is Stephanie. I invest in the Kitsap County area of Washington state.
I've done some basic RE Investing - a live-in flip, rentals.
Immediate goals are to continue to buy and hold while the market is...
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Hello all,Just joined this forum in search of an answer to some things I've been trying to figure out; hope that I might be able to find some answers here.Myself and three partners are currently exploring setting up a...
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I'm confused on why the prices in Pittsburgh are so high. It's not a very safe area, more houses are run down than not and there are much better communities nearby that have lower, albeit marginally lower, comps- incl...