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I was watching a video of Grant Cardone recently and he advised against buying your own home. Instead, he prefers renting the placeyoudecide to take up residence. He basically advices against it because its money t...
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I purchased a property about six months ago that went through a three piecemeal inspections with a home inspection firm. Each home inspection didn't cover the entire house, but only portions of the house they were ab...
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Last month, my business partner and I closed a $10.5MM mobile home park deal. It is over 500 pads in Hampton, GA, near the racetrack. I sourced the deal via cold call about a year ago. I've been working in the busines...
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Hello fellow BP'ers,Just attended the NJ Distressed Mortgage Expo this pass weekend and really enjoyed it. Both from an educational and networking aspect. Thought it was a great event and met a lot of nice people ther...
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I have a question for friends, colleagues, & fellow investors. I have a friend who has a house she brought in Alabama, she now lives in Maryland. She's been making the payments herself for the house in Al. But ...
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In July 2020, we closed on our first SFR rental during the height of Covid. We were working with an investor friendly Realtor and had been looking in Amherst New York near University at Buffalo for several months. W...
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Someone messaged me a PDF on Vrbo with their email and phone number requesting to send a certified check for a three week reservation totaling nearly 4K. Is this unusual? Would you guys accept or just ask that they bo...
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I'm doing my first partnership flip with my father. He's very adamant about having cameras installed on the property for peace of mind and understandably so. The area the home is in is not terrible but it's not the be...
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Can anyone suggest a good customer service oriented Self-Directed IRA Company? I have just spoken with Equity Trust and in addition to their annual fees, they charge additional fees for such things as wire services. ...
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Hello BiggerPockets, I've decided to pursue getting my Real Estate License (Sales Associate) and was wondering where you as investors/realtors have decided to go for your pre-license requirements and what brought y...