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Hello to All,I am beginning my real estate journey and after tons and tons of research I’ve decided the best option for me as a beginner is to wholesale. To my luck in my home state of Illinois a law recently passed o...
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Hi BP community- longtime lurker, rare poster. I've seen many, such as Ben Leybovich, decry SFR properties, but I have a hard time understanding why- from the perspective of a smaller investor.I work full time, and o...
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I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...
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Do any of the pros have crowdfunding sites?
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good morning! I currently have a deal under contract that's a fixer upper,that I shopped around on Zillow, Craiglist,etc and got a call from a realtor yesterday that a young couple wants to buy the house as their firs...
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Id like to hear everyone who is a member of Bright MLS (Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Delewar, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Baltimore, Philadelphia,) what your thoughts on the new off market policy is? For tho...
Hi readers,So an HOA here in Phoenix presented a condo deal in great condition to me for only $10,000 ! HOA owns the property, last owner lost it to them due to lots of fees he was behind (Unpaid HOA fees). But he al...
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Good Afternoon BP,Since I got involved in real estate a year and a half ago, everyone has made wholesalers out to be the worst players in the game. Well, I have come to realize, it's not the wholesalers. ITS THE GENER...
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Experienced landlords and property managers, I need your advice and opinions. If you had to prospect tenants to pick from, which would you pick?Applicant 1: has an eviction from 2 years ago, with a writeoff of nearly...
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I have been meeting with several folks who would like to combine funds and start a real estate investing group. Any advice on whether or not it is good to have a focused strategy/target or more of a broad less defined...