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Hello All, I am bidding on properties in Florida almost every day and looking for some insights to save some time. For those that are experienced you know that this is A LOT OF WORK! We get O&Es, drive the propert...
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In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers. For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal. Can som...
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Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...
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Hi BP community! My name is Celine and I am new to real estate investing. I have been on the site for over a month and learnt so much about REI. I am excited to start! I read articles, the posts on forums and listened...
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There’s a lot of misinformation in the real estate education industry.
Not about how to invest in real estate, but about the purpose of investing in real estate...
The lifestyle you can expect to receive, depending ...
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Aloha everyone,
My partner and I are looking to start moving into multifamily properties in the Mesa/Gilbert/Chandler area of Arizona. We are currently invested in short term rentals out here in Maui and have a few s...
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I usually do a 1 year lease, but I have a vacancy I'm getting ready to fill, and I'm tossing around the idea of offering a slightly discounted rent with a two year lease. I've heard that if you offer a great property...
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I was surprised by the amount of long-term costs I calculated and even more surprised by what my biggest costs were going to be!!!! I also learned about better ways to estimate long-term expenses. Flooring and interio...
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Hi BP,I'm new to this site and though I've seen this question asked several times before I figured I could offer some new questions and get some new perspectives/experiences.What would you do if you had $20k at age 22...