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Hello BP! I am one step closer to officially being an investor. I have been presented with a promissory note secured by real estate by a borrower, but I am very nervous about how to proceed with the drafted note provi...
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Hello everybody,I’ve done all the reading and practice analyzing deals and I am finally comfortable to start taking action. Because I don’t have any money to throw at marketing yet, my plan is to drive for dollars and...
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I am about a month in on my REI education - I've been reading a ton of books, listening to podcasts, studying markets...
Curious, how long did it take for you all to pull the trigger and purchase your first investmen...
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Hi everyone! Who is from South Carolina? I'm not seeing a lot of posts from South Carolinian investors. Let me know where you are if you're here!
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Hello everyone!Quick bit about me- I'm a data scientist working in NYC and literally just started looking into REI a week ago. Mostly because of the dream I have of retiring early with a nice cash flow, but also partl...
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Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...
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Almost every host has experienced it, a high maintenance guest that you go the extra mile for and reports nothing wrong during the stay, but then posts a hyper critical review as if they are Gordon Ramsay reviewing a ...
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The purpose of this posting is to give you Birddogs (Property Locator sounds better) a little help in getting started in the birddog world. I just want to outline your responsibilities as a birddog and how to avoid pi...