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Hello everyone, I have a family friend that is about to go to college and is very interested in real estate investing and says that will be his future. He asked me what he should major in and I told him business admin...
American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...
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Hi There,I have a tenant who has been having issues with his air conditioning on and off since last summer. Each time, we send our super to check the controls and if we need to, we call the air conditioning tech to co...
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I am sure you have seen it on the news, but I live in the middle of Illinois where a major tornado destroy several hundred houses. I was hoping to purchase my first distressed property in the next month to flip. My...
Seeking ideas about how I could make this work for me and help my family at the same time. I'll try to be succinct. Three cousins of mine live together in a house they inherited from their late mother (my aunt.) Marke...
Hi everyone,As some may know, I am a relatively new investor here on BP looking to buy my first small multifamily property. I currently live in Philadelphia and have some experience in a couple different parts of the ...
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Just joined the BP site and wanted to put my 2 cents in. I started like most immigrants. You come to America the land of opportunity. You work and make money. You save and work more and make a little money. You save s...
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Hey guys, this is only my second post here, but any help would be greatly appreciated. I will try to keep this as short as possible.
I have an offer in on a duplex in a good school district. It was listed at ...
Hi Folks,This is my first actual post on BP in 2 years even though I read other posts daily.With two year anniversary of my first rental purchase coming up I'm reaching out to BP community regarding your experience/re...
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First, is it essential to get a pre-approval letter from a bank(or other financial institution) before actually shopping for properties and making offers??? I have been told that I will be taken seriously if I have o...