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To all real estate investors, what did you prepare before you made your first property purchase? Did you create a company name, business website, business card etc. What do you wish you would have been more prepared f...
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Hello everyone,
I've been lurking on the forums for a while now and finally decided to put together a preliminary plan before diving into real estate investing. Apologies for the long post, but I wanted to provide en...
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I found a home that I'm interested in. I reached out to the seller's agent to represent me as the buyer's agent too since KY is a dual agent allowable state. I was hoping this would sweeten the deal for him since he c...
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Just curious what's working for other agents out there as far as lead generation is concerned. I am following the Buffini path and trying to develop a referral based business, but in the meantime I'm looking to see if...
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I'm new to investing and just started working for Blue Moon Capital as a way to learn the business and make money in order for me to invest. Can anyone tell me anything about Blue Moon and if I have chosen a good com...
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Dear BP Community,
3 months and 1 RSI later (true story) I am happy to share with you the complete analysis of the Famous Four section of the first 365 Real Estate podcasts, which corresponds to the 7th anniversary o...
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For the past few months I placed investing on hold to study for the California RE License.My excitement of receiving the license in the mail is abruptly turning into disappointment. I got my license mainly for MLS acc...
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Hey everyone,Getting started in REI here. Haven't bought anything yet, still doing research. Can anyone give me the story on management companies? Should I use one or not? How do they make a profit from my (future)hou...
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We are under contract for a 4 unit apartment complex in Taft for $170k.Each unit rents for $575. Currently, there is 50% vacancy. It was advertised as fully occupied. I talked with one of the tenants who has lived the...
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Check out this map:Most of Texas and Florida are lagging Midwest locations like Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Columbus, etc.What do all the seasoned investors think about this?