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Hi All,I am new to real estate investing and am looking to start out by syncing up with a coupe of turn key operators. However, what I am struggling with right now is that I a not able to scope out a neighborhoods as ...
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What is the best way to analyze if it is worth doing renovations yourself or if you should hire a contractor?If you choose to hire contractors, what’s the best way you’ve found and determined they are quality and reli...
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Hi everyone, In my haste to learn how to use the rental property calculator, I used all of the free trials to learn about how to use it. Now I have found a property that I feel like I could really take action on(Brand...
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I think I posted this in the wrong area initially, so I'm trying again. I have been wishing and dreaming about getting into real estate for quite some time. So I began reading and learning as much on here as possib...
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Hello all,I'm structuring a deal and would like some insights and point of views. Please share with me your thoughts, first impressions, pro's/con's, and advice regarding pitfalls.The home is in a rural area in the mi...
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BPers, as I was driving for dollars and ran across a vacant three unit strip mall that is classified as "the property of xyz city." I'm not sure if that means they own it or control it. While my focus is on residentia...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Greetings all,I’m just trying to get use to the rental calculator for when i actually fin...
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Hello Fellow BP Members,I am from California and live on the Central Coast in San Luis Obispso, so I have been looking in more affordable areas inland to find cash flowing multifamily properties. I recently came acros...
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What is your process/what are the first things/metrics you look at when familiarizing yourself with a new market/submarket. I just started as an analyst at a real estate investment firm and, coming from accounting, I ...