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Hello all, my name is Brian floyd and Im a fresh back into the real estate market since 2021. I’m 31 years old and have general construction background and my current career is a journeyman electrician. I have done a ...
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Is it possible to get a license solely for personal use? The fees and work to get a license isn’t a huge deal, but would any brokerage allow this? My only holdup would be finding a brokerage firm to work under...I’m...
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Hello! I'm Sam, I am completely new to this world and I am super eager to jump in and learn from the incredibly knowledgeable community in this forum. To give you a little backstory about myself, I grew up in Sevier C...
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Hello! I’m Aaron from Pasadena, MD. I’m in the beginning phases of my real estate journey. I’m 30 years old, working a full time job doing HVAC while learning and networking about all things real estate related. My cu...
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Direct Mail has not worked for me. It is a channel (medium) that is too easy to learn (get a list & mail to that list consistently). It "seems" to work if you have the marketing budget, list, and ability to mail h...
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Well, we are at a good/fun point in the business as it is decision time on what to do next and how to do it. We currently have used the BRRRR strategy and I would like to stick with that strategy in some shape, form o...
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For those of you with full time jobs and a passive approach to REI: When you don’t have sub 50K properties within driving distance are you just going the out of state turnkey route? Or have you found success flying...
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Experience: I own (2) units- but they were turn-key, and are stable rentals. Strengths: Very liquid. For a deal, I'm ready to go. Have done well in my previous business life (not house related). Also, full of time -...
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I’m 21 and I’ve been wanting to start my real estate investment but haven’t decided what is best for me if I should do an LTR or STR. I want an STR so I can make money but also have a vacation spot if family wanted to...
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Anyone worked with Smartland in Ohio? I am asking both in terms of their turnkey products and in general how competent they are and trustworthy. Thank you