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Hello,I'm from NYC and looking to make our first purchase of a multi-family in Chicago. I've been coming up with a list of close to a hundred multi family properties which i'll dive deeper into. This is for a buy and ...
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I'm looking for a little advice on my first direct mail campaign. I've sent 16,000 letters and gotten no deals.I sent letters to people with equity who are absentee owners who have owned the house more than 4 years or...
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My wife and I are looking to get started as real estate investors. We live in California and it’s to expensive here to cash flow. What’s are some of the BEST CITIES in the USA to purchase SFR or Condo rental units tha...
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Hi , I am new to real estate investing. I am drawn to turnkey for many of the reasons mentioned on this forum (spouse and I have full time jobs, kids, not interested in DIY). I have spent weeks reading many BP blog...
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I found a small, fully remodeled duplex for $35k in a depressed area of South Carolina with good renters in place bringing in $900/mo in rent, but it had to be a cash deal because it was slightly over appraised price ...
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I’m reading the book on long distance investing and it’s on the part about warzones and I’ve never heard of anyone having a great experience investing or managing property in those areas. I read the section 8 bible bo...
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I'm an investor in the Bay Area and Indianapolis metro area. I've seen a lot of posts suggesting to beginning investors, many of them Californians that Ohio is a great market, particularly with Google, Intel, Honda, a...
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So I've been marketing for at least 2 months now. Sent out about 100 hand written yellow letters, not a single response. Put out about 40 bandit signs. Got 1 call from it with from a homeowner asking for 50k more than...
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Hello BP,
Today I closed on my first wholesale deal and wanted to share the experience with you guys and also hope to encourage others who are getting started to continue their journey and not give up!!!
The Deal: M...
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I hear the words “Cap Rate “ a lot. What is a cap rate and why re they important? Is it something added onto a loan interest rate or maybe equity in a property? What is a good cap rate?