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Sooooo....I have one rental and want to start scaling my real estate investing side hustle. I am in the insurance industry and now that my customers are finding out that I have a desire to acquire more buy and hold re...
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I have leads and buyers waiting for me to pull the trigger.. most uncomfortable position to be In. Any advice??
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Hey everyone. I'm looking at multi-families on the MLS, but I'm a little confused. Some of the properties are going for 4-500k in my market, but they don't produce 4k a month in cashflow. When does the 1-2% rule co...
I've found that after I take into consideration my contingencies seemingly good deals on the surface don't look so attractive any more. I wonder whether my assumptions/budget is too conservative.I generally use the f...
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Hello all! Longtime BP learner via the website and podcast(s) and am making the next step as an investor, which is to try to build my network.I am currently stationed in Tampa, FL, so for now is my "home base" market,...
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You may soon be able to buy your own hotel room in Austin to operate as an AirBnB short-term rental. Miami-based NGD Homesharing plans to open a 33-story hotel in 2022 in the Rainey Street District and sell the indivi...
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I put an offer on a Homepath 4 bedroom home on Monday for $44,000, a $1000 less than the asking price. Also I asked seller to pay $2000 in closing costs. My realtor told me other buyers also made offers about the sa...
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Hey guys. I was going to post a thread about what we do in our off time besides real estate.
I train and fight among other things. I only have 1 of my early fights on the internet. I have some more I need to convert...
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Hello, as a new investor is it wise to obtain a real estate license? I know it is not necessary but is it advantageous? I have been listening to some podcasts and the one guy mentioned that having it allows you to loo...
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Hi All,A few questions here.1. Have anyone self-originated a promissory note (pledging their properties as first lien with a mortgage note) before? What I mean is, instead of finding banks, FHA, commercial loans or Ha...