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In many books and articles I'm reading that successful investors buy at a discount. However, these sources don't specify how they get that discount. I'm assuming some of the discounts could be:1. Property needs sweat ...
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Hi there,I am looking currently looking at the Seattle market for my first property, ideally a 1bed 1 bath apartment. I would be living in the unit after purchase, but am hoping to eventually rent out. Running some qu...
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I'm starting to read up on REI and the first step the resources say is to build a team.
People like lenders, accountants, title companies, appraisers, etc. are all important parts to the process. The two that seems ...
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Hi all, my name is Mike Healey. I live in St. Louis and am looking to get into real estate investing. A little background: I'm 35, have never owned a home and have moved around quite a bit for work - DC, UK, and now S...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to get started in real estate investing, particularly in buying and renting homes to Section 8 tenants. I’m intrigued by the idea of providing affordable housing while generating steady ren...
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Have around 10 units self managed and looking to optimize my business systems to be slightly more scalable and automated. Not exactly sure where to look for this and have done some googling and asking around but don't...
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Hello BP!I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Josh, and I have been investing in long-term rentals in Atlanta for four years. The market's on fire here, so I thought I'd try a new strategy -- vacation rentals in G...
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I'm 22 years old and graduated from college in May, 2019 - now looking forward to buying my first property within the next 6 mos.I have narrowed my criteria (location, property type: duplex, and budget). I am now sear...
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New in BP and RE investing. I have about 80-100k in equity in my house and I am planing to sell the house and get into flipping houses to quit my job because I am looking for financial independence and later get into ...