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I've been a real estate agent since 2014 working in the residential side and have one investment property (bought rented and sold) under my belt. I am looking to build my portfolio and expand into commercial investme...
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Hey folks, A triplex came on the MLS today piqued my interest, so I decided to analyze it. Then I thought... maybe I should record my thoughts out loud to share with the BiggerPockets audience. Maybe that'll help folk...
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For 20 years I've worked in the IT industry creating Web, mobile app, and software technologies with a heavy focus on helping real estate agents have mobile, responsive websites to list their properties. I'd like to t...
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Does anyone use Zillow.com? Also are these "Zestimates" a reliable value for homes listed on the site?
Thanks!
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I don't know about you, but I'm a numbers person. And with all the new properties that come to the market, I use the 1 percent rule as my "back of the envelope" calculation to see if a deal is worth looking deeper int...
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What is the difference?I evaluate properties for what they could potentially sell for all the time. Its part of my job. What do appraisers do that is any different?
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What is everyone's opinion on using hard money to invest in real estate?
I know you are risking a lot less money (and in turn you have more cash to do more deals simultaneously) and it drastically raises your ROI, b...
These days if you're doing any searching online you'll come across squeeze pages regularly. I don't know about you, but typically this is a turn off for me and I usually just move on regardless of my interest for a p...
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New investor here trying to see what everyones experience has been like. I often run into situations where I can't see nearby comps for a deal i'm working on that are within a 0-3 year window of being sold. Would an a...
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Do you form a new LLC/entity with each new property you buy or do you have one LLC/entity holding them all?