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To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...
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Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
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Perhaps I'm generalizing, but I see some heavy hostility towards the idea of whole-saling in the forums. Why do a lot of members seem to be so against wholesale? I've seen "unethical" and "shady" thrown around a lot...
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Has anyone used the company SEOMEETSREI for backlink services? I found them on the Investor Carrot website as one of their preferred vendors.
As an entrepreneur, you may be used to putting in hours of work learning new tactics, skills, and strategies. Your business rests on your shoulders, and why wouldn’t it, you’re the one who built it from the ground up....
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Hello All,I am a License Loan Originator in Houston, TX and I am coming across situations where I have clients that are distressed sellers. The usual situation that arises are borrowers that have entered into a new co...
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Hello BPers,I recently met with an experienced realtor who worked for a larger RE brokerage in Arizona that after a decade or more experience remains under the impression that a (non- licensed) investor cannot pay a r...
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For you successful out of state investors, how did you find your deal finder?! Was it through another investor and if so was it through BP? Did you just start googling real estate agents and go from there? Did you ...
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I recently heard about finding foreclosed homes BEFORE they hit the MLS to get to the deal before anyone else does and make an offer to the bank. The homes that the bank already owns.
I thought of marketing this. P...
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Would you rather take a 10k finders fee, or go through with a rental that would cash flow $1,200 a month, after sinking 25k into repairs and updates?