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I have been hearing a lot about self directed IRAs and how they have been used to fund long term real estate holdings. have any of you had any experience with working with a self directed IRA? If so could you shed a...
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Hello! My name is Ryan Hebert and I currently work as a systems analyst at a marketing company on the Massachusetts 128 beltway, meaning I take the specifications from the customers and deliver them to the software en...
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Hello, I personally don't see anything wrong with it, but I've heard many investors are seen as greedy and people who prey on distressed people. Any thoughts?
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I know a lot of people will read the headline of this blog and move right along to something else.Because, in reality, there’s definitely a segment of investors - particularly new investors - who aren’t in the positio...
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Hi everyone. Another newbie here looking to get started in real estate investing. I stumbled across BP a few months ago and have to admit that I may be burying myself in books and webinars, getting excited with all th...
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Hi House-hackers,I've seen different advice about software that MTR folks should be using but it seems like the suggestions are based on people having multiple properties they're managing, both as STR and/or MTR.I'm s...
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I'm an experienced entrepreneur, but new to real estate investing (no deals under my belt yet apart from my own home). I want to replace my income within a reasonable timeframe, so I'm looking at a syndication mentors...
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This question may be more specific to my market of Washington DC but maybe you can still help.I recently attended a REIA where a rehabber presented his latest flip and the entire process. At the end he shared his fina...
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Hi,
I've been in Real Estate for 6 years and actively investing for 3 years now. I'm 24 years old and think I'll be self employed for the rest of my life and want to finally start preparing for retirement. My parents...
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Just wondering what % do you hope for and get on letters, postcards or flyers you mail out to a targeted audience say to pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, out of town owners, disgruntled landlords, etc.? Ie how many call...