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G’dayHow do you track your expenses and find a balance between being a spendthrift and being too conservative? What does that middle ground look like for you? Many ThanksAhmed Aboelela
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Hello BP,
I am 19 and recently applied at a real estate brokerage for an agent position. During the interview, the managing broker was worried my age might make my business hard. So he tasked me with coming up with ...
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Hi everyone! I'm 23, and I'm looking to purchase my first rental property this year. I am strongly considering Philadelphia as a market to invest in OOS because I was raised in Jersey and I used to be familiar with ne...
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I posted briefly about this back in July or August before we closed, but thought I'd write a little update because it's been an interesting ride. We bought a place in Truckee, CA (Tahoe area) across the street from D...
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Hi All, Not sure I'm posting in the right place but it says this is the Rental Property Management Forum, but it's about the business end.I'm looking for some guidance from other PMs who have created a profit sharing ...
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How Real Estate Investors Can Leverage Private Lenders for Profitable Partnerships
Joint ventures (JVs) are a powerful tool in real estate investing, yet many investors shy away from them due to misunderstandings o...
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I read an article that quoted an un-named source saying that GE Capital is trying to get as much money by 12/31 as possible-even giving salespeople incentives to talk customers into refinancing to another company or c...
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The title is dramatic, but I do wonder if your typical mom-and-pop that's just starting out is going to be able to build a legitimate (cashflowing) rental portfolio in the current market with large institutional buyer...
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I've been reading, analyzing, and wracking my brain to come up with a set plan of action for rental buying, but the numbers just don't seem to work.
I've been taking the gross rental income and subtracting about 5% ...
Hi guys. So I’m about to become a general contractor and I have found a real estate development where I can get a 7,000 SF lot for $25,000. There are comps in the same development of homes selling for $250,000 to $350...