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So, I just finished listening to Podcast 60 with @SergeS and it got me thinking. He was working a full time job, and took his business from 0 to 68 units in four years. In the podcast he referenced very often he wou...
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Appreciate the help and advice as this topic moves along. A little long however figure the more info you know the better tailored your advice can be.What I've got so far. I met with a local gentleman who started inv...
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Me and my partner felt as if we did not have a successful day looking for our team. Spent about a total of 8-9 hours making calls today. Between lenders, brokerages, contractors, property managers we just did not feel...
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The Washington Post published an article from an outside contributor (and investor), Conor Sen, claiming that while software was the biggest business story of the last five years, housing will rule the next five years...
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I have recently read a post that mentioned high cap rates can be risky?I am new to investing and up until the other day, I believed that the higher the cap, the better the income. What are the pros and cons of this? I...
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A reporter from a national newspaper that you've all definitely heard of reached out with some questions for me. She told me that she wanted to hear from some REAL investors, and I told her that I know just the place!...
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I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...
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I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...
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In 2005 my oldest brother asked me how my house sale was going. I mentioned it went under contract in three days and we were making $125,000 profit. I was in the military and would be considered lower middle-income at...
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Hello BP Friends - Not sure where to post this, and looking for feedback. We are a couple of newbies ages 50 and 54, residing in NYC, and have been advised by an experienced investor (from BP) that we're too old to be...