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Hey folks, happy new year.
The other day I was asked to show a friend all the steps required to find and buy a fixer upper house here in the Atlanta market. Not a hard task, but doing it the right way is. That said ...
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When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
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Have some of you read this book? Is there new unique methods that we should know that aren’t discussed on Bigger Pockets? I’d appreciate comments or brief review. I’d love to think there WAS a (Profitable) lazy way...
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I invested in Norada Capital Management and was coming here to connect with others who have invested. Did not receive my payment from Norada this month (June) and just received the following notification in my email....
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It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years... Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Chicago.
Purchase price: $650,000
Cash invested: $65,000
Buy-and-hold house hack in Chicago's Lakeview.
How did ...
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We are ready to make an offer on a beautiful college town rental that has been recently rehabbed, is now turn-key ready, and all the numbers really check out for this to cash flow well.
There is one major dilemma:...
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Moving to Seattle to attend UW EMBA program. Interested in house hacking. Are there any areas 5-10 miles from UW with duplexes that are nice enough to live in with a family? At least from a space perspective?
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Starting a new deal diary starting with getting this property under contract. I've been sending out letters the last 6 months here and there to some highly targeted areas. I use a local woman that writes them, signs...
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We have an 11-unit apartment building (five 1br/1ba, six 2br/1ba) and want to do a cosmetic rehab (new kitchen, bathroom, paint, sanding, and staining hardwood floors, excluding repairs on MEPs). We've received a few ...