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I am trying to decide if real estate is the correct avenue for my future or if I should stick with more traditional investment options. Here is how I got to Bigger Pockets:I bought a foreclosure when I was 18. It was ...
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Ringless voicemails or Text message?If you had to choose one in order to contact sellers leads what will it be?
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I am looking for help with Direct Mail marketing ideas to attract potential homeowners to sell to me in rural Montana for the purchase of an investment property that would be my primary residence. I have a couple of ...
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Hello BP community!I'm in a whirlwind this week, and in some research this evening, i found this site and found a lot of good information and context for my thinking/planning. mostly i am looking for a sounding board...
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I'm thinking about selling a property I currently own to my adult stepchild (would trust with my life). I am planning to quitdeed claim the property to the stepchild (gift the stepchild closing costs needed to buy it...
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I just got off the phone with my first seller and his wife was highly upset that I knew they weren't living in the subject property and that I had their out of state address and wanted to know how I got it. I told ...
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So i was talking to a lawyer about my business model and i asked about double/simultaneous closing for wholesaling banked owed property, he basically told me that its not possible, there is a 90 day seasoning and why ...
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So big question here bigger pockets. I want to be a real estate investor. Do I have to get licensed as a real state agent ? What are the pros to having your license?
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I had my attorney create a revocable living trust for me several years ago for estate planning purposes. I use this same trust to hold my real estate syndication investments (again, for purposes of estate planning an...
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Does anybody ever send offers to buy a house for the purpose of flipping without actually going to look at the property? If so, what is your criteria that the property must meet for you to send an offer sight unseen?