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In 2022, I’d like to choose a route to start my investment portfolio. I don’t own any property yet and based on lots of content and people sharing their many years of experience, I see the value in investing in long t...
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In the world of business and entrepreneurship, we've all heard it.....don't listen to those gurus. Beware of the guru. That guru is a crook! My question is: how do you spot a real estate guru? I'm not sure what quali...
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
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Took a chance on a young lady with 4 kids, as many landlords know, kids can be very detrimental to a property. A large percentage of landlords discriminate against children in the application process... I decided not ...
How many of you are aware of your personal balance sheet? While, I don't worry about pennies, I do track my balance sheet.
A personal balance sheet is slightly different than a business balance sheet.
Major Elemen...
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Hi BP,
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rookie landlords, we've recently listed our first unit for rent @ $850 per month - an upper 1bed/1bath apt in a duplex that we owner occupy & currently live in the lower unit. We're hoping to get so...
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Hi, does anyone know anything about a crowdfunding group called Groundfloor? A friend of mine asked me about them and she wants to invest with them. I don't know anything about them. Any insight would be greatly appre...
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I was recommended to talk to Chris Clothier and Memphis Invest at a recent meet-up here in Los Angeles, when the subject of turnkey buying of rental properties out of state came up. I contacted them and am now having...
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I just started listening to the BiggerPockets podcast about a week ago (due to this incoming windfall of cash that I initially didn't have a gameplan for) and I think I’ve powered through 20+ podcasts so far! I cannot...
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Maybe it's me but I'm just curious if anyone has noticed that some of the newbies seeking knowledge appear to be less serious than before. When I first started coming here people seemed hungry. They were researched, h...