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Beware of Fraud and Scams in the Lending Industry: A Guide to Protecting Yourself
The lending industry, unfortunately, can be rife with fraud and scams. To safeguard yourself and your investments, it is crucial to co...
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Hi BP,
My name is Jay, I am excited about learning from fellow BP members. I am interested in subject to, lease options and holding property long term for cash flow.
Any Phoenix area investors, please let me know if...
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HelloI'm currently in the middle of negotiating on a condo in Hamden, CT. Just want to plan a head of time, do you have any recommendation on Home Inspector? This condo (1 bedroom loft) is pretty small .. roughly 700 ...
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Hey guys,I have a property for sale (assignment) or rent. I built a website for it to promote and I'm currently promoting on the usual channels - kijiji, craigslist, etc.It's a little easier to do google ads but I wa...
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As a realtor, being visible on social media is pretty important. Or so I read. Seeing as 90% of society has a smart phone glued to their face a majority of the day.But what have you found to be sensible amount of so...
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I have 3 properties that are currently vacant and have been for months. I’m paying the mortgage & all of the bills on 2 because they are short term rentals which is really ”Tough on the pockets” , I plan to turn o...
I saw an interesting post asking newbies what they fear most about getting started. It was a variety of things depending on the person. The one thing most everyone said in one way or another is fear of the unknown.Her...
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Hi everyone,
My name is Jeffrey Almonte, and I've been a LONG time lurker of BP. I'm an 23 year old Electrical Engineer from Southern California trying to build my way to financial freedom. Aside from work and learni...
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Hello everyone. Although I'm new here I'm not entirely green with real estate. My first home was purchased in a neighborhood that is a good mixture of primary residential and rentals in 2008. If there was a trial hou...
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Hi, everyone. We've been reliant on Airbnb and VRBO for renting out our STR in Vermont ski country.We've had success to date, but after listening to BP's Real Estate Rookie Podcast episode 680, the guest Mark Simpson ...