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I’m getting to the point that I would like to start using a private money lender. Talked to one through another forum. But got the feeling it might be a scam. Any tips or recommendations are greatly appreciated. Tha...
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I have never seen so many scams with people lending money. It seems like every lender wants an upfront fee to cash in and never give you the loan. I had someone from Egypt use by card for playing online games. Shame o...
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I was listening to a podcast the other day and Tom Krol said he had a bird-dog find a deal for him by cold calling Craigslist. Has anyone here ever tried that? What ads are you calling?
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Hello BP,I am new to getting into the real estate investing game. I have so much to learn from all the experienced folks on here. I currently live in Florida and have my eye on the Puerto Rico market as a potential in...
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I'm a big advocate of marketing to probate leads. Most anyone can stroll into their local courthouse and comb through the public records to find which probate cases involve real estate and market to those individuals....
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Hello all! I am understand of the finance terminology but would like to better understand how to wrap all the information together to understand what is a good deal, ok deal, and a bad deal.. etc. I know there are a l...
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I am looking for a property management company to manage a small duplex I own in Brooklyn as I recently relocated out of NYC. I received a quote from Sunrise Real Estate based out of Brooklyn. Has anyone had any exper...
Got a fantastic quote from a contractor from the neighborhood that approached me when I purchased my first rental. Stupidly gave him 50% up front for "materials", then he went dark for a month and later found out he ...
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Hello Everyone!I am a new investor and working in the South Florida area (live in Boynton Beach). I currently own 4 businesses and wanted to diversify from my current field. I have always been passionate about real ...
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BP Community,I recently learned about the strategy of "driving for dollars" on a BP podcast. Love the idea. My question is, once you find a home that is abandoned, how do you go about finding who owns the property so ...