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500K should give me about 2.5 Million in real estate. Where should I be looking? I live in California, and 2.5 Million doesn't go very far here. Also any general advice from experience you can lend me so I don't make ...
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Hi BP, I have been researching, reading and listening to everything I can find in REI for the last few months. I feel that settling on the plan to follow is the biggest hurdle. I am pretty sure I now understand my inv...
Sigh. The last 10 days or so have been traumatic for me. I have a son-in-law who is an experienced real estate investor. I became aware that two deals had closed six weeks ago involving one of the investors I got him....
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Bad news announced today. The new release is removing the ability to contact guests by hiding their emails and phone numbers and filtering them in the messaging.Given the fact VRBO is awful in vetting the guests, this...
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I don't care whether you vote for this thread or not, but please give input. I've now been scammed by 2 members of BP, and know of others that have also been scammed. I've also received some suggestions from Vikram, ...
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I just finished cleaning out a property that was damaged because of pets. Now I put a stiff penalty in the lease for bringing unauthorized animals on or into the property. Tenants signed lease Feb 1st. Now, 6 weeks...
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I wanted to create a discussion thread for all the wholesale beginners out there just getting started. I want this to be a place where we can share information that isn't found in other places on BP. Or maybe the info...
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I was impressed by Quest Trust when I went to their Expo in September of 2022. Based on speaking with them their, I paid a rather hefty fee to transfer my solo 401K to them and have it reinstated and the fee covered ...
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Does or has anyone used a real estate coach, such as laying out all your financials, explaining your goals and getting advise on how to proceed?
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I'm a new member and this is my first post so please go easy on me! I'm interested in investing in my first LTR or MTR. I have a full-time job in NYC and travel excessively for work so I will need a property manager...