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Hello BP members,A little about myself.. I am 26 and reside in the greater Houston area. Over the past few months, I have developed an interest in buy-and-hold investment real estate. The reasons for my interest are m...
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I am looking into either buying pens with my contact info & website on them, or direct mail postcards.Which would be a better deal in terms of getting responses? I'm leaning toward the postcards, but the pens off...
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I am currently a small time landlord. I have 2 properties for rent. Both 2 bed 1 bath. 900 sq. ft. . They are both newly remodeled, not top shelf but fairly nice. I had a bad tenant and now I am really desperate for g...
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First time posting. Would gladly welcome feedback. Bought a 6/6.5, 3,600 sq ft home second row ocean facing Feb 2022. It is cash flowing very well. First yr 160k gross (end of May-December) and this year already over ...
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Hey team, My name is Chris Hoffmann, I am a small business owner based in Dallas, TX. Just finished up the winter Rookie Bootcamp where my wife and I have decided to leverage a HELOC from our primary residence to inve...
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I'm currently exploring a new build construction as both a vacation home + short term rental. However, I'm looking at a scenario of co-ownership consisting of 4-8 investors. The idea is each investor gets a fractional...
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Anyone know where I can find a good MS Access Database or CRM software geared towards real estate investors? We need a much more efficient solution to track prospects/contacts, properties, sales, deals, etc. I don't...
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I am interested to know why more investors don't open CC's that have 0% interest for 12/18 months for rehab work on their investment properties. After listening to the first 335 episodes of the BP OG podcast, I have h...
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You save enough money to start attacking small debts. You find a deal that requires a small amount down and is owner financed. You have enough to cover your down payment and begin fixing things here and there with exp...
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Hey fellow suburban Illinois BPers -
Not sure if this has been sent/shared previously, but thought it'd be good to recap - Chicago Agent Magazine recently reported that suburban Chicago was ranked the second-hottest...