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So whenever I visit my father for our "weekly meeting" I always go on about real estate investing. He always has only 2 responses:
1) you cannot do that here (i'm serious)
2) what you're trying to do is rip someone of...
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Hi there-I am in debt to credit cards. I have a low-paying job and at this point, no retirement. I am in my mid-50's, so I am a late bloomer to investing. I thought that claiming Chapter 7 would be a good idea, in ord...
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Hi All,9 months ago i decided i wanted to invest in real estate and i'm finally taking action and got my first investment under contract (home inspection next week). I've run the numbers but would love to hear what p...
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Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...
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I am renting out a studio apartment, the majority of applicants don’t have credit at all. Would any of you landlords out there rent to people who don’t have credit at all? What else can I take into considerations besi...
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I ve been in construction all of my adult life. From 18 on. I got my real estate license at 24. I ve invested in business’s. I have had a rather successful flooring company. I ve sold millions of dollars of remodels. ...
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Here is a fair warning to all newbie investors that are on a wholesaler's mailing list. Please, please do your own due diligence and don't just take the word of the wholesaler.A guy by the name of Carltio King from V...
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Hello BPers,I have been learning as much as I can from BP for the last 3 months and had started reading about real estate a few months before that. At this point I feel stagnant. Over the last week I have been buildin...
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Hi, My name is Alisa Hilton and I'm from San Diego, CA and I want to be an investor in buy and hold out-of-state rental properties (how's my lingo so far?) I've never done anything in real estate except my parents did...
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I have 18 windows to replace in the next few days. To keep my interest up and to keep myself accountable, I'm starting this thread. I am a self-managing DIY landlord specializing in 70-100 year old SFR properties in m...