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I started buying rental property five years ago to create a passive income stream. At the time, my realtor and friend who helped me buy the fourplex said “watch out, Real Estate is like crack.” For me truer words ha...
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Hey BP family. I am very excited and loving what I am doing and a big thank you to Josh, Brandon, Mindy and the rest of the Team at BP for the encouragement and the challenging blog's, forums and podcast, what inspir...
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I found this site as I was researching the Renatus Group and their education process. I was skeptical....now I am convinced to not sign up. However, I am very interested in the webinars and education package. Where...
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Hey BP Nation - specially those based in Chicago:I am putting together a "Real Estate Investing Joint Venture School".It's my anti-dote to the guru "education". It's FREE and only active BP members can teach in this s...
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I'm curious what methods other landlords use to collect rent each month.I like collecting rent in person each month because I get to see my tenants and make sure the property is in good order. But as I grow with more...
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Hello, I just bought a duplex that I'll be living in one unit and I already have a tenant that rolled over from the previous seller who will continue to rent the other unit until the end of their lease. This is my fir...
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Im newbie in real estate investing. I’m living in Bay Area where finding deals that generate cashflow is impossible. Any advice where to invest?
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Hey BP universe and my fellow syndicators. Excited to hear thoughts both for and against.What happens to apartment cap rates (B/B+/A- Workforce; NOT luxury) when these assets come out of the "Covid-Recession" relativ...
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Anyone else out there using a HELOC on their primary residence to fund their REI? Both of my buy and hold deals were funded exclusively from my HELOC, which I then refinanced into a traditional mortgage. Because of fo...
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I write this as encouragement to all that read this and hope that you see that 2019 can be the year that changes your life if you take action. If you are not experiencing the success today that you want it’s because y...