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Hello!I am 24 years old and I just moved to the Lakeview area in Chicago, IL. I've recently become interested in the idea of Real Estate Investing for a few reasons. I have two friends who own rental properties and th...
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Hey BP community,I am looking intently on doing some buy & hold out of state investing and trying to come up with a good strategy. Some of the options and pros / cons i have been evaluating are listed below:1) Tu...
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So we bought a small lot today that we plan to develop. The purchase was for $60k in cash using a buyer and seller broker. When the HUD came out the seller flipped out and didn't want to pay all of the commissions t...
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Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...
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I have been researching into the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, and some of the changes that were announce mid February. I would love hear other thoughts and opinions on how to leverage this, and other program...
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Hello,
I Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the RAD Diversified scandal that is currently unfolding. As of April 1, 2024, RAD Diversified (a REIT), has officially put a freeze on withdrawing any and all ...
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So as many know the SB1070 was to go into place at 12:01am tonight but the judge just ruled blocking the KEY components of the law.
Law enforcement are not required to make a reasonable attempt to determine immigrat...