Hello World!I stumbled on this site last week and am hooked! Really looking forward to getting involved. (BTW love the podcasts! they were my late night driving companion as we came back from vacation this week đ).I'm...
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Hi All,I've been on the blogs and podcasts for a bit here and most of what is discussed is deals and strategies in the midwest and other areas where things are significantly cheaper than where I live, the San Francisc...
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I will try to condense this down to a simple scenario for anyone that may want to offer an opinion.A good friend and his wife and my wife and myself plan on buying on Maui in the next few years. Â We all plan on moving...
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I am very interested in the new Opportunity Zone introduced to us by Amanda Han, CPA a while back. There's quite a bit of talk online, but not exactly on how to set up the Opportunity Fund and to get it going. There i...
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OK. Another article, again, this weekend, entitled "Smiling all the way to Settlement" pushing the monthly payment versus buying it right. Quote: Don't get greedy: We all want to make a great buy, but ... a few th...
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Hello BP Community,I am here today to seek advise. I graduated college back in 2015 and left with debt of $48,000. Doesn't sound too bad really. I was able to learn financial intelligence through books and common sens...
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Earlier I was reading and interesting article today. Basically explaining how HUD is sitting on over 240,000 REO's and does not know what to do with them since conventional lending will not loan to distressed housing....
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I have been rehabbing & wholesaling single family houses for about 7 years and appraising commercial real estate for about 10 years. I am getting bored/tired of these activities and have been kicking around the i...
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Ok, really opening a can of worms here but I am interested in some diverse opinions. Basic question: Should I pay cash for properties or get them financed and leverage myself.
Background. I plan to retire ...
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I was writing this up when I received an email saying that @Ben Leybovich just put up a post. If Ben thinks it's a good time to post, then so do I ^^ Especially if this post is also gonna have @Brandon Turner 's name ...