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I'm writing this post to shed some light on a problem I keep encountering with aspiring investors who are new to real estate.
They read a book or two, hop on BiggerPockets and learn about a few ways to analyze a pote...
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Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time. While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...
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This seems to be a widely held mantra here. If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating. That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii. Probably because it's not true...
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I've made it to financial freedom with real estate and still I can't find a women that's interesting. I mean, yes I talk about real estate all day, but that should be very interesting. Where have I gone wrong? I w...
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I’m curious how other investors found a mentor/coach in real estate investing, preferably non related. How has having a mentor/coach made you a better investor? Whether it’s deal finding, goal setting, number crunchin...
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What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...
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B.S.!!!! It is easy to buy at the courthouse steps , just show up with cashiers checks and raise your hand!
However, it is also very easy to lose your shirt. I attend and buy at my Texas county foreclosure auctio...
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I've been listening to CNBC this morning and they have been releasing some of the plan to bailout homeowners.
It was just released an hour and half ago so the details are few and far between at this point but here ar...
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Overview of the numbers: Purchase Price (Cash Sale) $31,500.00 Closing Costs $2,019.02 Rehab $29,800.00 Mold Remediation $1,950.00 Furniture Cost $1,200.00 ...
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Ok so this is probably not going to be an easy read, and i primarily write this down to make sense off my own thoughts, but i thought why not let a few of the great BP minds participate and maybe together find a satis...