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Hello- I am based in Southern CA and there are limited options for getting a good deal here. Curuous where everyone is investing? cities/neighborhoods? and STR and LTR and why? I have one investment property that was ...
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I wanted to post my experience investing remotely in Columbus Ohio with an active wholesaler and realtor, Sara Elford, and her partner unlicensed Contractor Raymond Kemp.
Because the experience of only one person m...
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Has anyone had any experience with investing in STRs in The Dominican Republic? Specifically with rental arbitrage? I'm looking into getting started and was curious about rental arbitrage while I do my research and my...
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Hey guys,
I'm obviously new here but I have a few questions. Any advice/guidance would be appreciated (even if it's simply "go read this site").
I'll go from easy to hard:
- Am I correct in assuming that I would fin...
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Hi BP Community! I have just joined and been listening to the podcasts and diving into the idea of REI the past few months. Both my husband and I work in the film industry so we are pretty tied to this location for ...
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Hello everyone!I'm still in the research stage of my first investment in the U.S. I'm currently researching the Colorado market. It is appealing to me because it seems like a great place to visit a few times a year an...
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Mistake No. 1: Investing Emotionally
Instead of making a multifamily real estate investment based on balance sheets and merit, some investors make what I call an “emotional investment” in a property. Some investors s...
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How I have set up a small company, with Virtual Assistants.Here is exactly how I do it.Why do I like to work with VA’s?I enjoy the “hands-off” way this works. I assign each VA a narrow, very specific task. I don’t hav...
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How is everyone utilizing a VA for lead generation? I have thought of having a VA do a few hours of possible cold calling a week. Any thoughts or suggestions on using a VA to help pull some leads?
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As I understand, Cuyahoga County is reassessing property values. Does that mean many of the people investing in the Cleveland area are about to have their cash flow reduced by a big chunk, or even wiped out? It sounds...