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I have a feeling this may be the first time something like this has been asked on BP. I am finally about to put a bid on my very first property and it’s a foreclosure. When people say ‘if it’s too good to be true it u...
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Hi BP! I'm attempting to solve a challenge. Currently we have 20 units, all needing mowing/lawncare.Currently I have about 6 companies handling this because the units are spread throughout the Chicago suburbs. Althoug...
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I am starting out my journey in real estate investing. I live in orange county, California where there is basically nothing under $1 million. Is investing in California still viable? Say if I have 100K available for d...
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I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...
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Ok, long weekend and a little lighthearted fare:
Real estate investors - what kind of car(s) do you drive? Do you prefer luxury cars? Modest cars? How many drive cars with many, many miles on them? And - if you...
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I just purchased “the simple man’s guide to real estate.†Has anyone tried it? I looked at several others before purchase. It cost about$110.00. I got a manual, a contract maker, and I paid $10 to get a coach...
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Anyone here listen to the Lab Coat Agents podcast? I was listening to one this morning (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...) and the guy was talking about putting your money into whole life insurance company's general ...
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Professionals and fellow-investors,I’m running a blockchain real estate brainstorming group...Can you help me out with answering the following questions:What are aspects to your job that you don’t like, specifically w...
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Below is just one example of the many websites and forums popping up around the country, depicting landlords as greedy, evil monsters. What's most interesting is the growing number of people that believe housing is a ...
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It's that time again...The light is on and I'm taking questions. If you've read a real estate book, gone through some real estate forums, watched some videos and you KNOW you want to become a real estate investor but...