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Hi Everyone,
My name is Isaac Lane and I'm from the western suburbs of Chicago. I'm a mechanical engineer that is striving for financial independence and see real estate investing as a great avenue for it! Over the p...
Personal problem here. I bought this house and moved in in March, 2011. It has a nice 13000 gallon pool, dimensions 15x30x5. It was built in June, 1994.
I've about had it with the pool. I promised myself I'd give it...
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Hello BP ,Herewith is a copy of my tenant's text. She is renting one of our rentals which is on a high end complex. (High ceilings with exposed beams, 2BR 2.5 Ba, all granite counters, all hardwood....and at least 20 ...
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Many of us enter the game of real estate investing with what I call a poverty mentality!
A poverty mentality is simply when one is focusing on what they do not have and in time this mentality can easily turn to greed...
Hello,
I am a student at Northwestern University and am conducting a quick survey for one of my classes. It would be greatly appreciated if you took a few minutes to reply to this email with brief answers to...
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Hello BP,
Does anyone put in their leases that the tenant is responsible for clogged drain lines? If the lines are clear when they move in I feel it would save a lot of headaches with them calling me. I would have...
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Looking for advice on war zones. I am looking at some low income apartment deals some are section 8. My questions:1. Is it worth the return?2. If you have on site management and separate yourself from the day to day ...
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/houzz/2015/01/06/12-ki...Any thoughts? Agree or disagree?Like or hate?
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How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...