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My sister and I are new to REI, but we're stoked as hell to jump in, and we happen to be lucky enough to have access to ~$275K in cash. We're trying to think through what is the best approach for investing this cash i...
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I've been researching a career change to FT RE agent. I'm great at sales (I've started a company - was profitable, in big box retailers and sold it off), I'm now self-employed (yuck - but I do have some control), and ...
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Hello,My name is Caleb Bryant and I have set a goal for myself to acquire 20 units by May 19th, 2018. To do this I am going to have to lay some serious ground work first, so I thought my best strategy is to come to th...
I own a couple rental properties and only recently found the world of BiggerPockets! What a game changer.. I wish I had found it 4 years ago before I started buying lol. Anyways, I read/hear about people cash flowing ...
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I did my first tenant buy out today. Here is what I have learned.There are Lots of other explanations about why the bay area rent control is weird. If someone has enjoyed quite and respectful use of the unit who is in...
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I have advertised for lease on the shop window of one of my commercial units and yesterday I received a phone call from someone who told me that he has his own construction company so rehab s...
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Hey all! My name is Mike. A couple things about me. I’m a software engineer (frontend web dev) working remotely in Berryville VA. I have a wife and two kids and I’ve recently gotten more interested in real estate as a...
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Well, I'm in a bit of a jam. I have a 10 unit building in Ohio that I need to make a decision on. I just had one unit busted for dealing drugs, so they were evicted. I've also had 4 other units sent eviction notices f...
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Hello BP community!My first RE project will be a fix and flip, just to start gaining capital before getting into buy and hold properties. My question to start is, do you find it best to use hard money to fund the purc...
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I am under contract to purchase a single family home in tampa, fl and my hard money loan got denied less than a week before scheduled closing.I have a backup option to borough money from my father, but wanted to get a...