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Hi fellow BPers! After several years of lurking and reading a ton on here, I have decided to say hi, and see who else here is looking to get into the "Bawldguy Investment Note Group". Not the fund, but the new group,...
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Me and my wife ar gearing up to buy first rental property, looking to buy in July/August and based in Minneapolis, MN.Any cons to using the 203k Loan? Is there a typical time/length of project?Familiar with FHA loan b...
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I've read a number of inquiries on this forum from investors asking for recommendations on "Cost Estimator" software for flips. Unfortunately, most of the replies I've seen on here tell people to read books, learn all...
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I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past. Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...
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Chris kind of glossed over this since it was his intermediary between flips and flops, but does anyone have any thoughts here?
I love Bigger Pockets so much but I hate how I always want ten plus hour episodes and the...
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On a separate thread today there is a debate about flipping versus buy-and-hold. The point was made that one should focus their investment strategy and that diversion from focus is a sign of an amateur. Others disag...
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Hello fellow investors, I am currently using Farmers and Foremost Insurance. However I ran a few quotes on Obie Insurance (geared specifically towards landlords) and for only the 4 houses I checked, I am saving 1,5k a...
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Hey there! I manage about 100 units, a mix of Commercial, Multi-Family, Single Family, and Warehouse. I currently use Quickbooks, a few Excel Sheets, and Google Calendars for everything. I'm looking to use property ma...
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I can go to work for local, experienced wholesaler who does a high volume of deals and wonder what I should consider upfront. Deals would be split for a year, and there is a modest fee to start. Like others have writt...