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I have been working on my business plan for the last week or so. Research has been a huge part of it, though I have a good portion of the plan written now. What I am looking for now is some help with making a market...
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A lot of people seem to get into difficulty when borrowing from relatives and friends for their first property deal, so I wrote a blog about it; http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4226/blog_posts...It would be interes...
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Hi - Sharing an interesting article on Real Estate buying in Arcadia, CA. It's about 18 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-10-15/ch...
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Hey all - for those who haven't heard yet, tonight we'll be having another of the famous BiggerPockets Webinars! It starts at 5:00 PST (which is 8:00 EST) and it's gonna be AWESOME! Plus, I'm giving away the 5 best bu...
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Hi everyone, thank you all for your help so far. This forum is priceless and I am really enjoying soaking in as much information as I can. Monday was the inspection for a duplex I have under contract. The original ask...
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Hi everyone!After a 3 month delay, due to state shutdown because of Covid-19 and my exam being cancelled, I can finally say that I am a licensed Real Estate Agent in California! Woohoo!! It feels so unreal! I am curre...
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I'm curious what everyone's methods are for generating and nurturing leads in today's market. My team and I have been focused on following up with our databases, local ads, and a lot of networking. What about you?
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What are your tops things you do to add value to people and gain new relationships? I’ve read how to Win friends and influence people 5 times now and it’s crazy how just being  genuinely interested in others and thei...
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Hi all, my wife and I are at odds. She has a family member who is looking to unload a second home that's worth roughly 400k. They would let us take over the remaining mortgage of 215k @3.75%. It needs some updates ...
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Hi All-
Regarding the market and the probable correction:
While I understand nobody knows when, and how severe the correction will be, we all see the signs of things tightening, e.g. Fed rate increases, loan intere...