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I have a friend who was a successful landlord for many years. When I mentioned Section 8 to him he advised me never to get involved with it, that it was only for experts who know how to handle it. He said the Section ...
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I am trying to get started on real estate investing out of the Chicago area. I have be under the impression that using your home address to start a business entity is not the greatest idea. I've read in multiple artic...
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I just read an article by Brandon Turner about how to start investing at a young age. Loved it! Total motivation booster!
First flip was a live-in flip which is exactly what I want to do for my first inve...
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Ok, so I might have my first deal. The seller #1 is out of state and spouse lives in the home. #2 They are getting a divorce. #3 The house is fsbo & has been listed for 9 months. #4 She is "willing to work with m...
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Hi all, I am new to BP and this is my first post. My goal is to buy a rental property (single family or multifamily) by the end of 2019. I’ve been listening to the BP podcast diligently and reading Turner’s book on RE...
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Hi! I have only posted here a couple of times, mostly because I like to find the answers on my own. I am having trouble with MF value. I have read many, many forum posts, blog posts, and heard it talked about again...
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Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate investing on and off for about 3 years now, since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the internet, and I tell everyo...
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I often talk with people in the Real Estate Business. I have found that if a person is versatile in his profession there is never a down time for him; remember the buzz word is VERSATILE.
By learning everything yo...
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BP Community,Has anyone has success in acquiring Multi-Family properties in the LA area that cash flow upon purchase? How did you find these deals? Am I going to have to suck it up and buy a property that operates a...
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So I've got a problem and thought the great minds on this site could help me out with my bookkeeping issue.
Our business is starting to grow to the point that keeping the books is taking more time than I want to spen...