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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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During my closing today - I wholesaled a house in Zion, Illinois and made $5,309.84 - my real estate attorney approached me and introduced me to a real estate agent - let's call her Pam. I can see a sense of skeptici...
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I had started a forum earlier regarding high income investor and some recommendations that might work for someone like me who has little time but good income. I am a physician looking for passive investment at least i...
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Hey everyone,
I'm brand new to real estate investing and have been reading/researching the different methods people use. I recently stumbled upon turnkey investing and wanted to hear from the BP community on their ex...
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Hello! I'm happy to be here on the BP forums.I'm just starting to look at investing in real estate. I live in inland southern California, which is more affordable than the coasts, but still more expensive than what I'...
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Investment Info:
Duplex buy-and-hold investment.
Purchase price: $130,000Cash invested: $0
Acquired from a motivated investor moving out of state in late 2022, this duplex was turnkey upon closing. The previous own...
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This might warrant some raised eyebrows but I always asked myself the same question: If real estate is a great way to become wealthy, why isn't everyone doing it?Now I'm not saying investing in real estate is easy, be...
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Hey guys, A little background: I've been renting a house for 2.5 years and my landlord is looking to sell. 2 Years ago they moved to Chili and now they decided they're going to stay. Before I moved in they had the hou...
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I just spent 3 days at a Fortune Builders seminar as a newbie. It cost $100 each for me and a friend.
I feel I got more than $100 value from it. Highlights:
Forming my LLC in Nevada because of the stronger corpora...
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I’m trying to become an agent in the future because of my leverage from knowledge and pure passion for the industry. I keep talking to people like my family and friends about becoming a top producer, but I keep hearin...