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This post is for me to ask the BP community for advice on how to reach my current goals. Background: I am an active duty Marine officer and have been in the military for almost 15 years now. I plan to retire from the...
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Hi All, I just attended one of Marko Rubel's webinars on foreclosure/shorts-sale strategies. It seems credible (depending on marketing success) and he seems to have a proven track record from sellers and students. ...
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Hello everyone,I am curious if people recommend taking a course such as REFM or a BIWS course before investing in multi-family real estate. Alot of the gurus seem to say all you need to know is income and expenses, b...
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Hi all,I’m looking for some help. We’re house hacking a vacation home in Maine using VRBO/HomeAway on our 1st deal). We found a property on a pond. We know it’s overpriced and are currently negotiating on counter off...
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Hello BP,
After months of offering "highest and best" only to get beat out to hedge funds all too willing to offer full market value. I've decided to go strait to the source and I started mailing directly to Homeown...
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Hi Everyone,
We are exchanging for the first time from MFH to NNN retail properties.
We have ~$4mm in equity in the downleg and plan to leverage to $8-10mm for an upleg purchase. The downleg is in the final stages ...
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Recently looked at a house out of state ( lived in area for 7 years and have lots of family there ) in a great area with a college. House is 2 mins walking distance to a great downtown, This city is very very walking...
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So this is my first time searching and screening for a tenant. Which are the best websites to do background and credit checks?! Preferably free sites. And any other tips on does and dont's in the tenant screening proc...
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Hey BP - Looking to begin a direct mail campaign to a specific niche I selected. I wanted your feedback on this template I put together. Please be as honest as possible :) Hi, (OWNER NAME)My name is Sev, and I’m a rea...
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Good Morning BP members!Lately I have felt like I'm not doing enough in order to land my first deal. I sent out postcards last week to a list of code violations and I also started a fb ad campaign around certain zip c...