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I’m having a hard time deciding between the two of these companies. I’m about to take my license exam. Despite what some of the posts on here say about starting as a licensed agent before jumping into investments, I’v...
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To anyone has been affected by the closure of Whitener & Flynn Properties LLC Management company out of St. Louis, MO:
BiggerPockets is creating a private discussion area on this forum where we can all share info...
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I just put in an above list price offer on a 2-flat with an FHA pre-approval and they took another offer. I suspect this is going to keep happening when inventory is so low and buyers can choose someone whose financin...
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BackgroundI have learned a lot from people on the BiggerPockets boards and I wanted to offer some of my experience in the hope that someone else could find some useful information. I started following the real estate ...
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Hi BP community,My business partner and I are new real estate investors located in Orange County, California, and we are very excited to introduce ourselves to the BP community.Let me start with introductions. My name...
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The Seattle area is crazy expensive but ive been seeing a ton of people making money so I started getting into real estate education to see what I can figure out and have learned a lot from BP. I went to a BiggerPocke...
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Hey all I was wondering if any of you have had this happen before. It seems kind of sketchy for the tenant to want to pay full years rent. What should I look out for, how can I protect myself for anything bad that can...
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So I’m trying to buy a rental unit with 15yr loan and I tell my realtor I’m trying to get a better rate on my loan. He proceeds to say “ why are you worried about the rate, it’s a write off “. This comment really worr...
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Hey all, I’m in the GTA region of Ontario and relatively new to BP. I am looking to meet others in the region, who’s around?
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This company is a complete real estate and investment ponzi scheme. Run by Dutch Mendenhall and Amy Vaughn, they solicit hard money loans (which they do not pay back) and joint venture real estate deals which they al...