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I am considering getting my real estate license in Illinois. I just graduated college and will be starting a full time job. I just recently started to do some research about investing in real estate. I was also lookin...
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Hello BP world!My name is Dylan from NJ I am excited about everything I'm reading on the forums and blogs from all you great members. I am preparing myself for my first investment and pre-approve myself for a mortgage...
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AND do I have to put a typical down payment amount of cash to secure the property? Finally, can anyone recommend a good book on this topic? Thank you kindly.
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Hey everyone my team has done some flips as we have construction background. We are looking to find deals on our own and wholesale properties as well. What are some successful ways to find wholesale deals? I've heard ...
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Hello BP,I'm a beginning investor and waiting on my pre-qualification to come through from a lender (should find out on Sunday), and I'm working hard to build a really solid team that I can trust. A little backgroun...
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Hey all - I made my first post on here about 3 years ago in Oct of 2017. At the time, I was a relatively naive and wide-eyed kid who had just listened to his first real estate podcast and was eager to get started. How...
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Hello all,I’m currently in High School. I already know that I’m an entrepreneur, and I love real estate, so I’m almost positive I’ll be a developer and investor(but not closing myself off to other possibilities). Scho...
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Hello my name is Gaby and I am a newbie about to get my hands somewhat "dirty". I plan on buying a duplex in about 4 months ( when I find it). I am planning on taking the same path as most newbies which is living on ...
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Hello! I started with Rich Dad Education seminars, but am so excited to have found this podcast and now website where people just want to help and not try to take advantage of others (in my opinion). Where can I ...
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Hello everyone. I am new to the group and I'm so glad we have this forum to ask questions and interact with other like-minded commercial real estate investors. What are the group's recommendations for what type o...