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I live in Fort Wayne Indiana. Just last year J. T. Radebaugh was charged and jailed for assigning contracts on real estate properties. He made around 800K in 2 years. The local Attorney General filed charges saying...
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I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...
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I grossly underestimated maintenance and make ready costs for my KCMO portfolio. Operating costs are through the roof and net income is non-existent in my first year of business. I started with 2 SFH turnkeys which ha...
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Who has purchased SFH, commercial investments outside of their state? Or at least more than a day's travel by car? How do you cope with being remote?
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I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
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I'm sure there's many people out there on the BP forums who either currently or have previously held a real estate license. I would love to hear from anyone who has worked as an agent as a 2nd job or side business. I ...
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Let me preface by saying I have a genuine interest in the answer and I'm not trying to stir up the passions more. I'm really just trying to understand where my logic is faulty.Here's the scenario.The big thread right ...
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Hi guys, I'm a condo owner and resident of San Diego County. I'm currently working on paying off my debts and improving my credit scores, but have the long-term goal of using the equity in my condo to begin my investi...
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I inherited a 60 unit multi family apartment complex from my uncle.. the apartments are located in Maryland.. we hired someone to manage them and they were stealing us blind.. I fired them and quit my job ( i owned a ...
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Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...