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When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
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It's been a while since I've been in real estate. Just really getting my brokerage back up & running. Needless to say I've been bringing myself up to speed on the new laws and surprised at how many people are br...
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Hi Guys,I have about 100k cash available to invest out of california. Looking for some cash flow rentals in Houston Texas, Cleveland Ohio, Cincinnati or Detroit. I am thinking of using that for a 20% down to generate ...
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Hello,
I'm doing some research into starting a hard money lending business in California. The loans would be first trust deeds on non-owner occupied residential property (lending to RE investors) and the business en...
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I wanted to start this topic just in case there are any other newbies going through the same start as I am. That's just educating yourself for your first flip and trying to figure out how to the finance the first deal...
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Hello! As some of you know, I’m brand new to BP and loving it! In the short month that I’ve been listening, It’s completely opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about real estate and money, while forcing me to re...
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I'm a in a great spot, yet somewhat stagnant. Like many others here I feel the market is pretty expensive right now and that a correction is near. I own a small house in Santa Barbara, CA that now has about .5 mil of...
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I got an offer accepted and I am so high I cant even see straight.I do NOT want to mess this up. It took me 2 months of spending my fortune to get this one.Can you lovely people walk me through this?What is next?So I ...
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Hope this question is where it supposed to be.I have 8 propertys, 5 of which have loans.All total they clear about $7000 a month.I have a small side business and my wife is a killer realtor earning us an additional $1...