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Hello Everyone,I wondered how other investors have dealt with being taken advantage of or overpaying for real estate services.I appreciate any help you can provide.Amir
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Hello guys, I have 16 years experience a a professional commercial painting contractor specializing in new construction. I have owned my own business for almost 6 years, been and an estimator for another 10. If any...
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Ok, this is going to sound very different but.....I am not quite exactly where I want to be with my goals yet at 26 years old (10k a month cashflow on PAID OFF properties) [NO DEBT] but I am however VERY VERY close. I...
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BP,I'm a aspiring wholesaler trying to game plan for a marketing campaign I am going to launch at the beginning of the year.I asked this question in the wholesaling forum and shockingly I didn't get a response. What ...
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newbie here so please be patient with me :) my business partner and i have been working with a real estate agent who's cdpe cetified and have found some good properties for us. we have been looking for about a month a...
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Hi there!Been interested in investing for a while and been listening to all the amazing podcasts. Thanks to everyone for sharing their journeys. I'm Finally trying to move on this and am looking at houses for purchase...
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After speaking with several real estate professionals, and one in particular, I’ve collected a few controversial ideas and beliefs. I don’t have enough experience to determine whether or not these are accurate assess...
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A lot a newbie investors spend so much time trying to learning "the right amount" of information before jumping into investing (as if there's such a thing). But every experienced investor says it's more important to j...
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Hello all,
I'm trying to decide on where I want to purchase my first investment property. I've been looking in both Rochester, NY and Buffalo, NY, but also looking at neighborhoods on the borders of these cities. I ...
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What is the minimum rate of return I should be looking for to make a flip worth it?