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Although I believe college is not a necessary pre-requisite for doing bigger commercial deals, how do you think it has helped you?
What do you use that you have learned in college? What do you not?
Was ...
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Good Morning!!! I am a brand new Real Estate Investor. I am excited about this new venture. My wife and I are new into this and we are looking for valuable information to become successful. We are a new LLC here in GA...
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Hi all,I'm at a crossroads and thought I'd reach out here to other STR investors. I will be cash-out refinancing my LTR next spring, I can expect about $50k to fund my next investment and I'd like to buy my first STR....
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I know that bigger pockets is generally for real estate investments, and I do plan to invest in real estate after I complete my courses for licensing, however I really need a better understanding of how the stock mark...
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Hello all,I am new to landlording and close on my first home at the end of this month. Should I pay a local landlord or Property management group to use their lease as a template/my own. Or is using a free one found f...
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With a lot of people being experts and gurus in the commercial real estate industry what are some qualities to look for when searching out a mentor. I understand that some education you have to pay for but with all th...
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Do you use some type of software (CAD/SketchUp) or do you just go with what you have visioned?
I think for me some type of modeling software would help in the beginning before I start to "see" things.
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I found an interesting site called Beacon. http://beacon.schneidercorp.com. It seems to offer online property records (basic info is free) for several states including:
Alabama
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ka...
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I have done 2 deals since 2011 and I want to invest full time by wholesaling. What would be the best way to find deals/motivated sellers with no money for marketing???
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title says it, what are free easy ways to get sellers calling your phone, besides craigslist backpage or ebay, also what are the best words to use to have motivated sellers calling, and how to keep from getting fla...