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Hi BP I have a dilemma and looking for help. I'm new here and looking for a little advice. I am in the market to purchase my first home but I'm also looking to build my portfolio. I have about 220k in cash and excell...
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I spent a few years in the mid west in little towns that mined lead. At one time, the real estate investors there probably thought “we use lead for everything, no way it could fail as a commodity. If I hold onto this ...
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I'm closing on a property in a few weeks in Georgetown, TX. I'm usually ALL about property management, but this property is in good condition, in a good area, and with a stable tenant that wants to stay.
I've self...
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I currently have my duplex listed on multiple sights and it has been for about a month now. I have had some leads but most of them were either section 8 or did not meet one or more of my minimum requirements. I recent...
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Question for all of the real estate veterans on here who have weathered the good, bad and ugly.
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were beginning your journey?
I've searched the forums, but most p...
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Happy New Year BP community,I started to analyze rental properties with the rental property calculator on BP. One house in particular that I am currently analyzing, after playing with the numbers a bit, I got my month...
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This past week the FED indicated a pause in their historically paced rate tightening cycle.
The pause in rate increases should have the effect of eventually lowering mortgage rates.
I have written extensively abou...
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So stil stuck on the LLC thing. Please help me. First, does anyone know if my revocable living trust can own my LLC? Makes no sense to have a trust to protect your assets if all your assets are in an LLC and not in...
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Hello everyone,I am a new Real Estate agent, roughly 3 months in, and I am either impatient or failing epic-ly at marketing. Here is what has been done, and here is what has transpired in trying to attract sellers.- L...
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Well. almost, I have a 4 family and a single, so that's 5, and I'm going to 9.
I've just bought another 4 family. A small step for many here, but a big step for me, I am a little anxious...I've got a small ...