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. Hi BP, I am a newbie investor in Houston, TX and I want to build a rental portfolio. I’ve been told that “house hacking” or buying a single-family residence (SFR) with a downpayment assistance program and renting o...
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Hey all,
My name is Coty and I've lived in Raleigh for 2 years now. I'm originally from upstate NY, and this type of living is very new to me. I've always had the goal of getting into real estate investing. It's cl...
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People are the most valuable currency. Through my experiments I've learned a thing or two about constructing a winning team. After years of trial and error, I've identified the key traits that separate the weak from t...
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I'm new to Real Estate investing and have a very basic (i.e. dumb) question. My aim is to secure my license in Georgia and get access to the professional MLS so I can begin hunting and securing properties independentl...
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In learning about investments, it seems most material speaks to the upside of an investment. After all, this is the attraction to us investors, right? However, I'd like to hear more about the ugly side of REI, th...
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Hello everyone,I am interested in getting my license in KY. Can anyone recommend me to the best places to take the Pre-license classes? After getting a license, what enables me to access the MLS and get the hot s...
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It's 2022 and the market is frothy in a lot of different asset classes. I'm a long-term investor, and I do most of my investing in stocks and real estate, because I believe that over a very long period of time, they w...
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After looking at two local (Chicagoland) hard money lender applications, I noticed that the lenders wanted me to disclose as much information as a conventional lender would require. In addition, the applications i...
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Hi all, it’s been a while since I last posted to the forums and thought I would share an interesting situation I came across with the BP world. As the title states…I am looking for a spouse, not for me as I already h...
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I am interested in starting a direct mail campaign. I am not sure how to handle the calls. How are the successful wholesalers managing this part of the business? After listening to more than a third of the podcasts, I...