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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
Hello BP members,I am currently 19 years of age, and I will be 20 in October. I have been fascinated with the creativity of RE development ever since I was about 17, and from that point until now, I have done a lot ex...
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Hi Everyone!I’m relatively new in my STR/MTR journey (but have extensive LTR property management and investing experience). For anyone who is in the STR industry, what would you say is your biggest obstacle to success...
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so based on these recent huge tech layoffs in CA, there's structural job changes that due to Fed Interest Rate, tech company can not longer operating in sustainable fashion in CA, so they have to move operation. Eithe...
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What do I do or say when a potential seller lead ask me for proof of funds to put the house under contract? And then what do I do if a potential buyer wants to go see the house during inspection time, what do I do or ...
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I'm 18 years old and have a passion to learn and grow in the real estate investment industry. The questions I have for the forum today are many and am just looking for guidance from anyone willing to give it!
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I am a military veteran with an accounting background. I am looking to transition into the field of real estate. More specifically, an investor looking to receive rental income and/or fix and flip. I am trying to figu...
Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...
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I keep seeing these life changing one year turn arounds in peoples lives.My main question is how do people buy 10 properties in one year considering the DTI Ratio?I am personally making 65k-70k/yr at my W2 job and can...
How do you deal with realtors that just dont respond? I am now a licensed agent and I can't imagine being this unresponsive. I am trying to purchase a commercial property and Ive had such bad luck with agents, mind yo...