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Business owners. Who bought an existing business vs starting their own and did it turn out to be a good idea? Also, did you use a business broker?
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Hi,I haven't really overtly participated much in the forums, but am a longtime lurker, knowledge stealer, and podcast listener. Anything I've ever wanted to ask or contribute has already been asked or contributed. B...
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This is my first "real" post. I hope I'm putting it in the right place!Im looking at starting out with a few small multi family investments, with seller financing. Right now, I'm working off the MLS. One of the hom...
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Alright experienced flippers that are kind enough to partner with newbies - how much information do you want from a potential newbie partner when they're pitching a lead on an off-market deal from a motivated sller, i...
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My husband and I are looking for our first investment property. We have put in four offers over asking price, 18 day close, waiving inspection (my husband owns his own handyman business and we have a contractor worki...
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Hi BP,
My REI partner and I are about to purchase our first two single-family homes. Our realtor got a deal on 9 homes with a wholesaler. We are buying each home for $148,000, with $500 in earnest money, and the Zi...
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Like many people, I'm intensely curious about the tiny house movement. I don't know about you but I can't get enough of those YouTube videos. Recently, I started to wonder whether adding a tiny house in the backyard...
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I currently live in Japan and really wanna get started on investing in real estate back in the states. Would it be a good idea to purchase a property while I'm here? How could I do it?
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They were good tenants and oil was strong 1/4 mabay 3/8 full when they moved in and let know the level verbally. They are moving out in 2 days and its very very low, well below the empty gauge. They turned the heat do...
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I've had two recent issues with break-ins and attempted break-ins within the last month at my triplex. My initial setup was a deadbolt and handle setup. In the break-in, the deadbolt was left unlocked and a student-te...