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Hi BP Team,
I am a newbie Investor out of Columbus Ohio. I have one property and I am building up my knowledge, and education, before purchasing my second in 2021. I am looking for suggestions/recommendations on sol...
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Hello everyone,I am new to real estate investing I love reading all of your advice and details on the deals you're working on , I stay in Milwaukee and we have a lot of foreclosed, boarded up homes if anyone is willin...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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This is more of a "pre" success story...I've been fueled with new found inspiration from fickle investors!I am a 27 year old multifamily syndicator in the Dallas area. My partners and I have landed our first MASSIVE d...
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So I know this is a good problem to have. I have 3 applicants who I would most likely rent to. I still need to run background checks. Here’s the good and bad on each:Applicant 1: Older lady (likely to stay longer), ha...
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I imagine this one has been covered but searching the forums didn't help.
Looking for opinions on accepting rent payments in cash:
I'm probably being a bit paranoid, but it seems like an area that could manipulated ...
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Lets hear about how scammers are working the real estate game these days.
Please share if you know of a way people have been scammed recently. It would be beneficial to me to know what to watch out for. I don't have...
Ok, so I'm closing on a townhouse this coming week and the lender I've used (small local bank in that town) has asked me if I want to open a checking account with them. This is the second time in the past month that ...
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Wanted to check with the community which banks are fairly friendly to investors looking for a HELOC on their primary. Thanks in advance.Stone
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I am flying out to Denver next week and looking to meet up with other members while in town.