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Hi everyone, So you might know me from my antics in California and Ohio where I own two long term buy and hold rentals. I live in the houses, I fix up what problems I see and generally try to make them tenant resi...
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So i have a question that is probably a dumb one but Josh and Brandon say there is no such thing as a dumb question, so here it goes. I received a call from a motivated seller after marketing to Absentee owners. I neg...
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My wife and I are currently living in South Korea, and have done so since 2009. We have been employed by South Korean entities for the entire time. We will be moving outside of Chicago and looking for a MFH around 160...
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Hello. I am a newbie here. I need to understand from which place to start. I don't have a capital myself for the start. I make a commercial real estate market research and i would like to start a self storage busines...
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What things are you searching for in MLS to find a property? Obviously searching a specific area, and price, but what other key factors do you have in a search criteria?
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All:I have used the commercial lending space to double my business in the last three years and wanted to share some things that I've learned about portfolio lending and smaller community banks. I currently have 7 figu...
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Hey there everyone,
I'm new to real estate investing having not owned a home yet myself. I have 700+ credit, decent income, and 10k which is constantly increasing.
How would you go about getting into apartment inve...
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I was presented an opportunity tonight with a chance to buy what I think might be a good deal. The seller is not desperate but certainly anxious to sell this home because they have found a larger home they'd like to ...
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Can someone post a comprehensive check list of what to look for/watch out for when looking at rehab properties.
Thanks
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What are some of the things you look for when doing market research on an area to invest in (Population, job growth, etc.)?
Also, what are some of the platforms that have helped to find this information besides goo...