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So I have been investing in real estate in the south since 2021 and now have 5 properties. How do you know how many properties you need to retire? It's hard for me to know how much cap ex and repairs will be in the fu...
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I have 11k saved for my first investment property. I am going to house hack this prop for a couple years (with an FHA loan). I can save up a little more while on my journey of searching but I need a little confidence ...
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I believe this business is all about marketing so beginning tomorrow I'm going to detail for 30 days the marketing types, quantity, frequency and prospect groups.
I'm also going to post actual numbers of dollars sp...
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There are so many people and companies out there who claim to be wholesalers and many more newbies who claim to want to start out in wholesaling as a means to get started in the biz.
Let me tell you about a recent ex...
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I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...
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When inquiring about a property on craigslist, I spoke with someone from New Western Acquisitions. He wants to meet tomorrow..........Can anyone give me your thoughts if you have experience with them? what do they do?...
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One the things I learned from BP that I love the most is the goal setting for the new year. My fiance and I started this last year and really enjoyed it, for not only personal goals but couple goals. So what is everyo...
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Yet another chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine!
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