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Just for a little back ground, Im a 24 year old fireman in South Florida. I live with my Mom at the moment with my girlfriend and this has been awesome for us, we have been able to save money and get along well. I was...
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Whenever someone analyzes a deal, I hear them say "I pulled comps on this area". I understand that to mean they took a look at comparable properties in the location of the potential deal. But how does everyone do this...
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I'm a first time self-storage owner; I bought an underperforming site 2 years ago, brought on 3d party management who doubled NOI, and now I've got 3x as much equity in the property as I put into it ($650k cash into a...
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I am having difficulty finding Cash buyers. I have Earnest Money, a great Real Estate Agent, two good Title Companies, a great Handyman for advice, access to Transactional Funding, and plenty of Properties; but, I jus...
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Hello All,
With regards to the critical step of tenant screening, I am considering using a tenant screening service for new applications. I have 2 apartment buildings (closing next month) in a small town in Ontario, ...
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What I found:I've been looking for my first 2-4 unit building in the northwest suburbs of Chicago for a little while now. I came across a fourplex in McHenry that looked like a good price but it had been sitting on th...
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As we all know that in this game if you can be successful in the are of marketing, you will have a very good chance at developing at good RE business. Obviously, there are several different areas within your business ...
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I'm wanting to focus on working with investors, and I'm a relatively new agent. if my goal is to find off market leads, and I want to start with cold calling distressed owners, what exactly am I saying to them? let's ...
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I checked with my bank and I should be able to get a new $560K HELOC on my primary home. I would like to get some advice from BP about the investing strategy using the HELOC. I am in 40's and pretty busy with my curre...
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Just came across an article from Zillow with their picks for the hottest and coldest markets of 2021. Austin was their pick for the hottest market.
But why would Philadelphia be among the top five coldest markets? I...