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Hello BP community, I am new to REI, and have been reading and listening consistently for the past 7 months (spent our quarantine time well). I am in an expensive market, which is also blazing hot it seems at the mom...
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Hello Forum-goers,As a new entrant to the real estate game I am excited to begin the journey. Professionally, my experience includes scaling a tech startup from the ground up, managing mergers and partnerships at a c...
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I am a new agent in Atlanta and I am looking for a brokerage to call home. I have talked to metro brokers and they offer a lot of incentives for new agents to help them get started and learn their way. I have also bee...
I am househacking a SFR+ADU, living in the ADU and renting out the primary residence. The ADU was an interior conversion -– it is attached to the primary residence, with the two separate areas sharing a door between k...
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Hello All!My business partner @Matt Wood and I are, in the grand scheme of things, new to real estate investing in the Atlanta area. We are putting together our "5 year plan" to make this a full time career and have ...
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Hello BP community, Still new to the site and REI as a whole, though I've come a long way. I haven't made my first investment yet as the goal will be after the new year as soon as it begins to warm up. The question is...
I'm a Canadian buying two properties in the US for STR which I'll hire a PM to manage. What are some things I can do to make sure my PM is being honest and competent? It seems so easy to take advantage of an out-of-st...
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Hello BP!On Wednesday, we went to settlement and closed on our first deal! I wanted to go ahead and document our project with a diary thread from start to finish.A little background - this house was an REO home liste...
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I have an agent that has been finding properties for me. Is it ok for me to contact the selling agent with questions I have about the property? or do I need to funnel those through my agent?
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Hey Seattle and Puget Sound! What's your experience with attending paid seminars/forums like this? http://mmseattleforum.com/Not necessarily a guru style workshop. Seems to be real industry professionals, with a reaso...