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In the last few months, I have met a few retiring landlords who were looking to unload their properties. When I looked at the properties, I was really surprised at just how junky they were. They were a bunch of ...
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Hi all. I live in San Diego, CA where everything is expensive. I want to start investing in real estate, so I put an offer in on a 1/1 condo that I could afford (awesome location, good size, needs some aesthetic upgra...
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I'd love to get some feedback and hear your thoughts on the investing model that I am planning on ramping up this year.
Let me give you some background for context and to help you understand why I am moving in this d...
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We are about to endeavor in the landlord world. We just listed our property for rent on Monday and have a lady coming to look at our home tomorrow evening. Is there anything I need to do to prepare for her visit?She t...
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HI BP community you ROCK! Thank you for taking the time to read and even respond:)I'm thinking about paying for some one-on-one coaching with the Michael Blank team.Has anyone specifically used Michael Blank's one-on-...
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Earlier this week I unexpectedly found that I had some free time in the evening so I looked on meetup.com to see if there were any real estate meetups happening around me. I found one in Phoenix so I drove over to che...
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So my wife and I engaged in a pretty heated conversation. My wife is amazing, but we are simply wired differently. My wife is totally ok with punching a clock Monday through Friday, the slow grow of a 401k, and possib...