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Hi, I'm fairly new to RE investing. After reading and learning so much on BP, I'm considering starting out with passive RE investments (HML and mortgage notes). I read the threads on becoming a HML. I'm thinking of se...
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am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a h...
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Hi everyone, this is my first post.I am currently living in Chicago, in the very hot neighborhood of Logan Square.I own a 2BR/1BA condo that can be rented for 2000/month, I am currently living in it but plan on listin...
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The house had an old fridge in great working condition. The small kitchen had white Frigidaire appliances, and I had cabinets painted and cosmetic upgrades but did not replaced the appliances at the time. The fridge i...
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I am in my 180-day period for a 1031 exchange with $2mm in escrow and two properties under contract: a stabilizing self storage deal in a small but growing market and a NNN deal with three QSR (two credit quality nati...
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I'm not a fan of wholesalers - especially those that are unlicensed and make their living by stealing equity from sellers who are uninformed or so desperate that they have to take a bad deal to get out of a jam.Well, ...
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Hello, this is long so sorry in advance. :)I've been following this forum for over a year. Now that I'm a host I wanted to give back and contribute to the forum with our experience.
Our journey in the STR space be...
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Just getting started, anyone find it beneficial to have a separate phone for business or too complicated/unnecessary expense?
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Hello,I am just getting started in my REI journey. I’ve been reading books and listening to podcasts and following different successful investors online. However, I do still have a lot of questions. I have tried reach...
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This is more of a rant than an informational post. Why are good wholesalers so hard to find? My experience thus far with wholesalers has been less than pleasant. I started off with some smaller names, but found out qu...