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Howdy, ya'll.I'm 39 years old and retired from my first career (engineering). I currently live on my passive investments, which primarily consists of dividend paying stocks, private equity, and REIT's. My family liv...
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What are your steps to vetting a new contractor?
E.g - getting copies of the insurance and license?
Anything else?
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As many of you know, the Hospitality industry has become an increasingly attractive sector of commercial real estate for many investors who seek a more creative long-term return.Saturation in other asset classes has l...
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Doing deals is literally just math.
Through the local meetup that we run here in Reno, NV, I talk to a ton of newer investors that are just getting into the game - wholesaling, flipping, rentals, etc.
When you're ...
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Hello this is my first BP post so thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice!
I am an aspiring REI and have decided to pursue a Real Estate License as the first step.
There are two major reasons for this de...
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Hello everyone. So I just had a quick question regarding choosing a real estate agent when looking to buy a property. I am in the military and got orders to my next assignment in Ohio, so I posted on social media aski...
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Hello BP community. My name is Jeremy. I live in the Phoenix, Arizona area (Tempe, currently). I am an audio engineer/warehouse manager for a local audio production company, and I have absolutely no knowledge of real ...
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This thread was started to have a place to brainstorm ideas that aim to raise private money. The goal is to think outside the box and realize prospects and locations to meet prospects that aren't readily apparent.
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So as a family, we own a large commercial industrial property with a single corporate tenant. There is about 2.5 acres, mostly which is asphalt.
We'd like to add self-storage.
Anybody have any experience here? The...
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This has been a goal of mine for a while. On fathers day I took shipment of a 1999 Lamborghini Diablo. It is more awesome that I thought it would be!The full story is here including what I paid for it. http://inves...