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12 Solid Rules of Real Estate Investing
1. Real estate is a long term investment
2. Cash flow, cash flow, cash flow
3. Do not let your emotions get in the way
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BP Community,I would like to receive input from those in the community who have more experience than I do. First a little background on me. I am new to real estate investing and BP. I started my journey a little over ...
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Hi,
Found a property in a good location, minutes away and no traffic (big problem here) to huge employment areas.
House for sale is on a private side street, custom built 2002, surrounded by 4 other 50 yr old homes ...
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Hi, we're going to be looking into investing in buy and hold SFR. Everythings approximated because I'm in the very first stages, as in deciding if we're really going to do this. But say we decide to bite the bullet. B...
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We started looking into investing in US real estate a few weeks ago.We're looking to diversify our investment portfolio. Right now, it's all in the stock market (mostly index funds). Listening to the podcast, reading ...
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Will covid kill cash?
Digital payments have been growing by leaps and bounds but will this health crisis be the final straw?
I have seen a lot of local businesses request that you pay digitally or in some cases no l...
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I have been narrowing the field of potential organizations for my 4th property and beyond. I have had calls and emails with Memphis Invest, Spartan Invest, Norada, and MetropolitanI know there are many more out there ...
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I found a 10 Unit apartment (6 2-bed, 4 1-bed) that had been sitting on Zillow for more than 6 months! I added it to my portfolio December 1st. I knew the area and market, drove by and did some basic numbers. The f...
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Would you raise rent in a good tenant that has paid on time without issue for the whole year?
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I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...