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For owners with a small portfolio (1-3 STR), how did you decide between self management vs hiring a vacation rental company? If you have a larger portfolio, are you still self managing? I am just starting out and have...
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I recently read the book, “The Perfect Investment” by Paul Moore. Good Read. To sum it up in a sentence, Moore believe that investing in proven syndicators, with proven managers, in a growing market is the perfect inv...
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I am perpetually game planning future moves and this exercise inevitably requires taking a position on how the near future will unfold and the best way to benefit. I am interested in hearing what BP users think is abo...
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My wife and I are just starting out and now have two rental properties. We are excited about these opportunities so we can’t help but tell those who are close to us. We were sitting down and sharing all of the not so ...
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Has anyone had success trading stock options?
If so how did you learn?
Books? Any recommendations on what ones?
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Last night before bed I was watching wrestling matches on YouTube. Not the fake wrestling such as WWE or anything like that, but the actual real elite wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder, and pretty much anyo...
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I live in Long Island, NY. This is an expensive area to get started up as a first time Real estate investor as most 2 families and up are in the $400k and up range. My other option is owning a property out of state...
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In a recent podcast David Greene answered the question of a young person from San Diego. He commented that total returns in the Midwest are poor because they don't appreciate and rents don't go up. He specifically c...
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I’ve worked and helped a lot of investors buy and sell in the KCMO area, but have yet to find one that has been able to finance one at 0% down and I wanted to hear your thoughts and ideas on what methods you use to bu...