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While chatting with a friend today they brought my attention to discussions currently happening in the Oakland City Council that would be of interest to all of us with small multi-family properties in Oakland. Oaklan...
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I'm primarily a buy and hold guy and currently have 42 units. I did one flip in 2008 and that was somewhat accidental as well. Recently I was contacted by a friend on Facebook after blasting my craigslist ad across my...
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Hi all, I'm not sure where to find up-to-date info on this specific situation so I figured I'd ask.We would like to buy rental property in Ohio with a conventional loan @ 20% down. We don't own a home yet in Californi...
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Hey BP! This forum is becoming like more of a diary of sorts but it's nice to put thoughts out into the universe.
So, I'm realizing my identity or "lane" as an investor which is a developer. I didn't think or know I ...
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Hey Everyone!I am a new investor with two doors currently, and I wanted to start a discussion on how everyone is collecting application and application fee's. I have found that the canned applications on the website...
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Hello BP,I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening.So about an hour ago while sitting at work (which I'm currently still here now) I received my very first response to my mailing campaign to absentee owners with 1...
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I got a birthday check in the mail (yeah I still get those believe it or not), and went to cash it. Nope... it was marked for my birthday 8/21 (I received it 2 weeks early) no biggie. I can wait. but it got me thinkin...
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Hello BP!I am a new broker in Indianapolis, IN and recently had a few contractors come through for some bids on a few properties our team has. Two companies came in similar while the third was almost double the other ...
Hi I was recently laid off from a well paying job. I do have some money set a side. so for the current time i am ok. Sometimes life smacks you in the face and you all of a sudden see everything. I originally was p...
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Hey, folks,New to the forums here, and I've been inhaling everything BP over the past couple of months.Short Story on Us: A couple looking to get into our first deal(s). Our town has a lot of single-families and duple...