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Hello to all you investors out there. This is my story:Me and my husband came from israel to baltimore to be real estate investors. I studied for three months in Israel on line, learning all there is to know about the...
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Hi everyone: I have been doing a lot of reading and research on REI and what I seem to ba lacking is knowldge of the real estate market. I am a stay at home wife and figured I could use my time to get a RE license and...
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Hey guys! I have recently found interest in REI, and I am seeking guidance during these first steps. When I say recently, I mean I read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" two months ago. Since then, my life has consisted of BP foru...
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I have a 3 bed 2 bath (1 story) KB home rental property in TX. Recently had couple of plumbing issues where the toilets were not flushing. First time, got the sewer lines cleared in the yard - spent $2500. Then again,...
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Hi BP friends. I'm currently a private money lender based here in Phoenix. I'm currently seeing a surplus of capital and reduction of rates with new competition. I'm looking for alternative options to place capita...
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Hello! I will be renting out a town house in a college town (Norman, OK). My question is should I charge a fee and use the money to do a background check? If they're a student I figure it wouldn't be needed. As for a ...
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From the rise of the iBuyers, Zillow looking to flip houses, and now Amazon partnering with a behemoth brokerage, is this the beginning of the end?https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/amazon-real-estate-giant-look-to-dis...
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So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...
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Hi Forum,I have a complicated tax situation and am looking for general guidance or a referral to a real estate accountant in California who can help answer.Facts:The property is a California residence appraised at $3M...
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since lenders don't like too many loans with an investor, and since i plan on buying several hundred over the next few years, i thought it might be easier to go private.
i would buy with cash and rehab. afterwards i ...