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Lately I have entertained the idea that being handy might not be the best quality of a investor.Obviously this depends on your investing goals..But➡️Here is the question.. how can a “handy” or “gifted” builder grow w...
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Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...
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I think the constant discussion of California vs anywhere else is intriguing. So I pose a question. Hypothetical, if a person had a 2 million dollars to invest, they purchased property with 1 million in California an...
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For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
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Hey everybody. I am looking to invest out of State. I currently live in Victorville, California. The prices in California are way to high already. I am really interested in investing out of estate. I am open to sugges...
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Just to be up front. I personally have spent 40 to $50,000 on training and about ten percent was of no use, That being said, my first seminar cost me just under $500 and within two weeks I had my first deal. I used...
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I always see posts from investors asking about the cost of a rehab, a particular estimate or a general construction problem. I have 20 years of construction experience. From remodels, ground up, all the way to develop...
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Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
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Not trying to be provocative here, but many seasoned real estate investors and seasoned real estate brokers/associate brokers hate wholesalers.Not just for breaking the law, acting as an agent for a fee, without being...
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Hey Guys I was on another forum and Tim Gordon posted something that really struck me. He said " At this stage of the market, those who can't succeed teach." This is something that I wholeheartedly agree with and some...