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Hey everyone,
I’ve been working in real estate for a little bit now, and like many of you, I’ve found that two big challenges keep coming up:
Finding distressed or off-market properties before they get picked up b...
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Social media makes it look easy.
“Just get into real estate and start making six figures!”“Wholesaling is passive income!”“Close deals while sipping margaritas on the beach!”
REALITY CHECK: THIS BUSINESS IS HARD.W...
I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question. I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO. If you are a seasoned, new or pot...
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Even in Buyer's Market, Homeownership Expected to Decline
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What cap rates can I expect in North Jersey for multifamily unit
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4 Expenses Your Buyers Don’t Expect
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All,I cant understand the math behind the rental investments even though I would love to get started in it. Where I am from (Delaware) a 3 bed 2 bath can rent for 850 a month. If I find an amazing deal and it costs on...
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Since I signed up for my BP membership, I have been pretty diligent about trying to evaluate at least a few properties every day. Originally, just to get reps in I was utilizing the rental calculator for everything j...
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I'm one year into having a property manager take over one of our properties, it's mainly great because that income is now (almost) truly passive - probably requires less than 1 hr of time each month.However, my PM see...
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At the time of screening, he had a credit score of around 600-615. 94% time on-time payment and one collection. I took a risk as this tenant has a family. Tenant was more than willing to get into the property(as he ga...