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Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
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Hello BP. I have been thinking about how I can improve my rental property portfolio consisting of 8 unit streams. I have been tracking returns on my properties with a spreadsheet I created for myself, and I have ident...
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Okay, so this one is a little out there even for me!What on earth could I possibly be talking about? $3,900 for a real house, not a Barbie doll house right? Where am I -- Detroit??? (See what I did there Josh, you ...
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The new year has arrived, so let's discuss one of the dead horse topic I see here time & time & time & time again -
I'M DOING MY RESEARCH AND HOPE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR (OR TWO, OR 6...
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Saw this article on MSN Money today: The answer to this question will tell you if you're wealthy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from the article:...
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I know there's a lot of threads on Dodd/Frank and Lonnie Deals, However I'd like to hear from anyone who currently does seller financing and what method they're deploying to be compliant. Ideally, I'd like hear from s...
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Hello BP,Just closed on a two year flip of a multifamily deal in Riverside CA. I don't usually like to publicize my deals but BP has been a nice resource and I thought I would contribute with my experience and answer...
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Not sure if you guys listened in on Ben Leybovich's webinar last night, but I have to say I agree with him.He showed how you can drastically come up with a different valuation of a property ALL based on your assumptio...
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Hello, I am 23 going on 24. I mention my age because I do feel that when discussing a Roth the earliest of your contributions are the most important. My question for you all is if I should continue maxing out my Roth ...
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Hi all!I'm looking for some help and/or mentor as I've been grateful to save $500,000 but I'm not sure where to best invest these savings in. Ideally, I would like to generate a 10% to 20% return on investment as I'm ...