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On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...
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The record number of jobs lost over the past two months should begin coming back in Q3 and be largely regained by the end of 2021, according to an analysis by CBRE.
Over the past several weeks, 33.5 million worke...
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Good evening. I've been a lurker on this site for about a year or so. I'm finally in a position where I feel that I can successfully purchase my first property. My plans is to buy and hold rental properties. That bein...
Hey BP Forum,I am going to start my REI career this year (To much time researching, now I need real world). I am curious if anyone out here is doing buy and hold, BRRR, or just plain old flipping in the west sacrament...
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Hey BP Community,I'll be closing on my 5th single family home investment property in a few weeks. I'm in Texas, in an area where property values have continued to climb steadily since I've been investing over the past...
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Currently in tenant search mode. Have my criteria set. Trying to follow strictly. Had this one family come see the place. Its a modest 3br 1 bath home. 1000 sq ft. Husband wife and 4 kids. Husband has a decent job as ...
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Hello, I just inherited 3 houses and property, none have mortgages. I live in one. I want to maximize this by investing in real estate without selling. Looking for insight and advice. I have no experience in real esta...
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Hi BP, I am a currently self employed in the car biz and decided I need a new challenge. I am looking to do some wholesale and fix and flip deals. The market here in Charlotte is very hot right now so I have decided t...
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Hi All,
We are new to the FL market and have decided to invest in the Tampa area.
I've read some interesting posts regarding the debate of which city is better - St Petersburg or Tampa. The posts I read were more f...
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I have been trying to write a business plan and because we are just starting by doing small investments, it is difficult to find/create a plan that is so basic.
Do I need a business plan before I start invest...