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About to do my first commercial and wondering if there are other options besides MLS for finding properties. Redfin is my current go to. Looking for Multi-fams under 2MM in SoCal.What are other viable search options...
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From my time as a Construction Manager rehabbing REO foreclosure properties to my career in residential design I have learned a lot of valuable lessons and developed some helpful strategies that I believe can be usefu...
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Hello,My name is Mason, I am 25 and I am looking to do my first real estate deal. I was thinking 20 Units+ and at this time I have captial for down payment of 100-300K.My question is; Should I start small 1-5 multifam...
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Hi BP!I live in San Francisco but have family in St Petesburg, FL involved in real estate where there market looks to have much better cap rate, investor friendly pricing and none of this California rent control hooey...
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I'm speaking specifically about the Estero area in Fort Myers. I don't live in the area but considering buying a house there and renting it out when I'm out of the country.
But I just looked on Zillow, and there see...
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Hello! I'm Samantha. I've been reading up on the blog & listening to the BP podcasts for a little bit now. My husband and I are in the beginning of starting our real estate investing journey with multi-family prop...
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I am a new investor out of Fort Wayne, IN. I have done all of my homework, met with other investors, attorneys, bankers and accountants over the past few months. I have a LLC set up, and cash in the bank to fund my fi...
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Hey BP community. I'm doing my due diligence on a 9-unit building in Baltimore, MD and one of the items we asked for from the listing agent is the current leases for the tenants living in the building today. He repl...
Hello BP,Was looking for a bit on advice on my intro into real estate.I am a 35, married with a baby living in Oakland, CA. I have no debt and enough money to make an initial investment in a property. I have a good pa...
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Hey all!! I am trying to analyze a few apartment complexes all around 24-36 units. My question(s) as you can see from above is "does the 1% rule apply when analyzing apartment buildings???" What are the main numbers ...