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Hello. My name is Phil Richards. I have zero experience in real estate. I'm from Plainview, Texas. I'm currently working in administration for a privately owned family medicince practice as the Human Resources Directo...
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Hi, my name is Alex, a newbie from Hopkins, Minnesota. A little background of myself in real estate; I worked for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage shortly as a loan processor which lightened up my interest in real estate. ...
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I'm looking to purchase my first rental property and have been searching for a deal that would generate positive cash flow based on my projections. However, finding properties that would cash flow with a 20-25% down p...
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Just beginning to learn about investing. Been reading on wholesaling and contract flipping. I talked to a realtor yesterday who basically made me rethink what I'm trying to do (dream buster). He told me that he w...
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I have been searching for a good start in Real Estate Investing. I keep coming across these Craigslist ads about Real Estate Investing Franchises. Most of these companies want you to bring a deal to them and they'l...
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I owe $144k on my home, estimated value is $320k. Would you consider refinancing and use that money to invest in other real estate opportunities? I also have $80k cash but am having a hard time finding deals in my are...
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Hello! I started looking at open houses in Chicagoland because it is the area that I know. Some people say to start off with an area that you are familiar with.
However, I have also heard that the laws favor the ten...
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Hi BP, I am new to wholesaling and I am very confused as to how exactly a wholesaler (me) works with an agent since I will directly wholesale the deal to another end buyer. So here's what I've been told as the best wa...
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What are successful strategies when buying an OUT OF STATE property to BUY AND HOLD that needs to be REHABBED? How do you find reliable contractors, lenders, property managers, and tenants?