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We all have success stories, but what about the costly mistakes, the bad judgement, the failure to understand expenses.. Before I get back into real estate, I'd appreciate hearing from any of you that have made big mi...
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Currently employed and want to replace the W2 with real estate investing income (flipping & buy and hold). A newbie taking Bigger Pockets crash courses and crashing REI groups to learn as much as possible as quic...
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Hello everyone my name is Elmar Deshae and I'm 22 located in SE Iowa. I am brand new to real estate and am currently pursuing the wholesale strategy to build my cash reserves so that I can fund my own deals in the fut...
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I'm about to embark on a lead gen campaign (direct mail + social media and Google ads). If I do my job right, I expect to eventually see some inquiries coming in, which I'll then need to convert into appointments. W...
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I just finished rehabbing a SFH and and am looking to have it on the market next week or so. I've been kicking around some options, but I wanted to run it by the BP crowd.
I'm thinking of paying to have the house put...
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hi BP
I was getting a house under contract, and everything was going smoothly until the seller went back home to GA, (the sellers house is in new jersey,) he talked to his friend and he told me that he can't ...
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How can you flip or rehab a house with no knowledge of construction/contractors? I know you can get inspectors but I keep hearing how you need to jump on a deal quick. I am also hearing a lot of making offers without ...
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Hi everyone! I am 20 years old and very interested in investing. I would like to get started asap. I want to grow and learn now while I am young so I have a good foundation in the future. I have listened to a few inve...
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Found my first motivated seller but I'm still on the fence on the numbers. I know it's a good deal for the area but...... For a rental. 2 bd 2.5 bath townhomes (I think, 8 units connected) 1290 sq ftClass A neighborh...
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So my business partner and I are getting ready to do our first deal; flipping a house. After talking with him today, I had a question that I thought would be great for the biggerpockets forum. Before I ask the questio...