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I am working on developing the marketing strategy for my new wholesaling business. I have limited funds so I don't want to start with expensive paid ads right now, but that limits my options. I have thought about dire...
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I would like to get thoughts and opinions on investing in vacation rental properties (pros and cons). I currently own a non-vacation rental duplex property but was thinking of diversifying with my next investment prop...
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An odd thought came to me, probably not workable, but maybe an interesting mental exercise.
Most of the deal postings on BP are looking for funding so why not put together an investment fund with BP users?
Being...
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So I've been posting on this board for ~5 years now. I started knowing almost nothing about real estate (and still know very little tbh) but I spent a lot of time in the community and the immersion alone helped me gro...
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I had an interesting exchange with another local investor that led me to explore some property in the areas immediately surrounding the several high-end universities in our city. Apart from the challenges of owning r...
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What city beat out San Francisco, San Jose, New York City, Austin, and other hot markets in annual rent increases? (And I wouldn't be surprised to see it go 50% higher by the end of the decade)
"Oakland had the highe...
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Title says it all: What's something nobody tells you about Real Estate Investing, but should?I'll go first: THE MAIL! and the TEXTS! It's overwhelming. I've never gotten more snail mail in my life (mortgage statements...
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Let me preface my story with my definition of freedom: doing what you enjoy for a living with the people you care about.
My name is Peter Neill. I am a capital raiser, real estate and note investor, community organiz...