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As most everyone in the BP community, I started with a love and infatuation with real estate. An early career try as a real estate agent didn't pan out well in my early 20's. When I was in my late 30's I started to ge...
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Question for investors who borrow from peer-to-peer lenders or private lenders for the purpose of buy and hold (I know Account Closed
and Mehran K. and Dawn Anastasi have written/podcasted about these type...
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So, I started working with a seller who has a huge portfolio and was looking for potential buyers. I met with Spencer so he could take a look at some properties. He lowballed my clients after wasting an entire day for...
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Growing up like most people, I was taught to get good grades, get a good job, and work 40+ hours a week for 40+ years so one day I could have enough money to pay myself passive income and retire. When I was young, wo...
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There is a psychological research finding that used a light switch as the variable. The experimenters had subjects flip the switch at will, and they varied the light on and off. It turns out that optimists were overco...
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I have recently been approached by a local owner of a successful radio station to trade free rent in one of my rentals (for one of his deejays) in return for either an undetermined number of radio spots OR a bi-monthl...
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I'm from Argentina and I have condo units at Orlando and Miami I have a realtor located in Miami, managing my units. My problem is that I had 2 evictions in 2 different units at Orlando during this year. My realtor so...
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Having sold our home recently, we are currently renting. The landlord wrote into the lease that we are responsible for the deductible/service fee ($60 per) for calling the home warranty. As a renter, its annoying.As ...
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I am in the great position to select between two wonderful tenants and I have chosen one over the other. Any great advice on how to break the news to the rejected party? Should it be over the phone or a in a letter? A...
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So my girlfriend always gets mad at me when the words “give me 2 to 3 years” comes out of my mouth. She wants to get a dog. “Give me 2 to 3 years to calm my schedule down a bit.” Let’s start a family. “Just give me 2 ...