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A little background on me I recently bought a duplex and plan on living in one side and renting the other out. I hope to lower my expenses so I can further invest in real estate. I have been wanting to invest for...
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Hey Guys, I’m looking to get some feedback from people that have experience with buying duplex, triplex or quadplex and having to get tenants out. All the deals I’m looking at all need work and the sellers won’t get t...
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Hello BP!!I've been actively pursuing different strategies to try and acquire off market deals.One I haven't tried yet is direct mailing. Anyone here had success or positive feedback from this tactic?What content shou...
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With a list of 5000 people, marketing within the San Antonio area we received 8 potential houses in 4 months, 3 of which we attempted to buy, so far only successfully purchasing 1 house and the other is tied up in tit...
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I plan on talking to some of the local credit unions, small banks and mortgage brokers in the area prior to seriously finding my first deal(s). Before I go in though I would like to know how best to present myself and...
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Hey fellow Pocketeers! :)My name is Jerry ThompSon.. I'm new to real estate as of a couple weeks ago and relatively new to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I never saw myself being a home owner in any capacity until I...
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Hello BiggerPockets forum! I wanted to introduce myself to all on the forum. My name is Dalton and I am from King County WA. I am blown away by the great content and shared experience of successful investors on h...
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Has anyone here started completely from the bottom? meaning you had little or no cash and no job? If yes can you please share your success story? ,if not please dont be negative by saying something like " starting w...
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Aloha everyone,
My name is Shawn and I have been a builder here in hawaii for 25 years
And worked with all kinds of investors ,agents ,brokers and lenders. Now it's my turn
To take action. I need an active successfu...
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I'm interested on everyone's opinion of scheduling multiple contractors to come out to a property - at the same time - to bid on work.I've always spaced them out with different contractors in the past, and I'm a littl...