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Hi Everyone,My name is Jahan and I am from Boston, MA. While I have been reading BP Forums and listen to the excellent podcasts with Josh and Brandon -- I am beginning to get active on the site as I am seeing some RE ...
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We have 5 properties in the mountains, upstate NY that we rent by the night and week, year round. We live 4 hours from these properties. We are FINALLY ready to hire someone to Caretake them all - we're not calling it...
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Hello BP Fam,I am a new investor looking at what could be my first deal. The property is a 2bd 1 bth shell in Philadelphia, the seller was asking $26,000 I was able to talk him down to $18,000 due to repair cost and a...
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I just graduated from school with $56,000 worth of loans (I had $74,000 and paid $18,000 immediately. I acted hastily and regretfully did not consider what I could have done with that $18,000) with rates of 5.8% and n...
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I have a rental I am currently rehabbing and have a paint contractor about to start. This house hasn't been painted in 30 plus years and his plan was to power wash and scrap what's flaking off, but leave some "alligat...
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Hi! My contractor is requesting a third of total renovation cost as down payment - but I've hired him for labor only (I'm providing the supplies etc). I would feel more comfortable paying a normal labor rate as we pro...
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So I have a commercial real estate lending job I currently work at an institution. To supplement my income do you think it would be possible to work as a realtor after 5pm and on the weekends?
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I know this can be a touchy subject for some but out of curiosity what has been your range of income throughout your real estate career? ( feel free to use rough estimates) And what were your income streams coming from?
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80k in cash savings70k in Roth 401kHigh 700 Credit ScoreLow 6 figure a year jobHouse #1 56k invested, (Value 100k) No mortgage. Currently rents for $825 a month.House #2 26k Invested, Needs 45k Rehab, ARV 120k, No m...
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I find myself mismanaging contractors again and again. I keep making different, sometimes the same, errors. It's really frustrating to think and plan one way and things turn out differently. I worked with more than 2...