There is obviously a lot to learn and master in real estate investing. I was wondering from yall's past experience, what would you say the top 5 skills/habits were that made for your greatest advances early on? To say...
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hi all! i was hoping to bounce some ideas/get advice on an exit strategy / retirement planning / DST. i apologize if i jump around since there's so much running in my head. anyway, so a little about me: i'm going to...
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Sorry to bother you guys with my mistakes but in August of 2019 I loaned 50K to my wife’s sisters husband, he was supposed to return the loan in November of the same year with a $5K extra ( so 55K total) that Didn’t ...
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Hello Everyone,This is my first time posting. I wanted to feel out this whole BiggerPockets group so I’ve been stalking all of you silently lol. With that being said, I figured there’s no time better than now to ask f...
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So, let me preface this by saying that I think this whole thing is likely a bit overblown and I am by no means a doomsayer the world is ending etc. I currently own two STRs in Pigeon Forge area and @Avery_Carl helped ...
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Hi BP Community,I wanted to share my recent interaction (email exchange) with a real estate agent who was advising me to up my offer price to beat the competition.About 20 days ago, I called an agent about a double (1...
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I like to buy and hold single family homes for rental. I have a strategy that has been working very well for me. Of course, conventional financing is becoming increasingly difficult. I've seen other financing metho...
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Listening to this weeks podcast the guest made a statement that he would Never hire someone unless they had a job in collage. How many of you successful folks out there had a Job in collage? (I realize some of you nev...
It's been a few months since I last updated. The 5 attached units (of 9 total) are finally ready to show. The other 4 will be a few more weeks. I have attached a before and after of the kitchen. Unfortunately, as ...
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We understand every realtor can write up their commission structure (to a certain legal degree), but we want to know what the standard commission structure usually is in Raleigh, NC. What would be the "off the shelf a...