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Diary entry One- I just spent a month doing the due diligence, aligning the management team, developing relationship with key players (particularly the lender), and I am almost there. Well, .. . . was almost there. ...
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I feel that I am a good everyman when it comes to the average beginner in real estate investing. I've read a lot of books that most accomplished investors have (mostly the Rich Dad series), but have no experience in d...
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I need your input do you think direct mail is dead
I ask this question being facetious, honestly it depends on the market. Look at this deal we closed with direct mail being a marketing source.
My initial conversati...
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Please excuse my ignorance in this post, but I listen to podcast after podcast on my drive to work.This morning I was listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast 210, about a younger couple starting out, purchased their first...
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Wow, it's getting to where it's VRBO is the one making all of the money. 2 years ago, the service fee was under 10 percent. If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. ...
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This is going to be long, hope it makes sense. 9.5 years ago 6 investors got together and purchased a 42 door condo complex. 3m cash was put it and a 3m loan was taken out. Rents have paid down the loan and it will be...
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Hello everyone. New the site, but not new to investing. A colleague of mine has made investment in two properties held by EquityBuild and has been pleased with his experience. I am considering investing in a 16-unit ...
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Hello all,
I’ve been looking into note investing and am curious what everyone’s experiences are on BP. Notes seem to be pretty capital intensive due to the cash purchase requirement. For example, with $50,000 availab...
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Hope this finds everyone doing well. I will be moving to the North San Diego County, CA next summer and am wondering what buy and hold strategies are working there? Is it mainly single family homes, multifamily, condo...
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Ok so that's a bit of a loaded question because I have a good idea as to what we did wrong along the way. The reason I pose the question this way is so that I can get some unbiased, candid feedback regarding this pro...