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The Orange County Register ran this article by me on 11/6/2011, and I though you-all might like it.
Debt is the worst drug in America, because it directly harms the most people.
The debt pushers have en...
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Hi all, I've been doing some research lately on the real estate market and most professionals on YouTube and articles being written are on the pessimistic side of things. Most of the advice out there right now is that...
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I will start with the good news.
Everything you will read in this post is free. Yes!
everything I will show you here, you can do yourself.
You do not have to pay anyone to get similar results.
I did it on my own...
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Hello! We are experts in multi tenant industrial but we're looking at some neighborhood non-anchor retail centers to purchase. Would love some help from the pros here on assumptions to make for high level underwriting...
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Hi Bigger Pockets members!I'm Ryan from Knoxville, TN. Short-time lurker, first time poster. I've been studying and learning about RE investing for many years, but just started my business in 2016 with a small ($90k) ...
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Hello All,
I'm the owner of 3 Airbnb properties that I've acquired and renovated over the past 6 years. Initially it has been great, so great it has prompted me to leave my aerospace career in Jan 2022 to focus on re...
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It seems in this day and age, I constantly find myself looking to men of the past for guidance and advice: Warren Buffet, Abraham Lincoln, Dale Carnegie, Earl Nightingale, Thomas Jefferson, just to name a few. I do no...
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Hi allDoes anyone have experience of multifamily buy and hold in the hudson valley area. Say from Beacon/Newburgh up to Saugerties. Would welcome thoughts on capital appreciation, cashflow and prospects for growth in ...
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I had a recent experience with Alpha Property Management LLC, owned by Justin Banks. Justin Banks was previously working for Evernest Property Management, a company known for its unprofessionalism and lack of integrit...
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Hi, this is my first time posting on BP, though I've been a longtime podcast listener and forum browser. I bought my first rental property, a 2 bd 1 ba condo in Prince George's County, MD, about 8 months ago. My pro...