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Hello BPers!New to the REI community and looking to get some great guidance and advice from the seasoned vets and learn as much as I can.Been investigating business opportunities for the last few years, and have recen...
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Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.I run a small analytics consulting business in Boston, and develop data science courses for several online education platforms.I'm int...
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Hello to all. New very excited member living in Bowie Md. Wanting to learn and gain insight from experienced members that are local and of course bring possible business to them. I am setting a timeline of 2-4 months ...
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Good morning everyone ... I'm from Bergen County NJ. I've been looking to get into RE for a while now. I'm an engineer with a background in finance.Would be great to meet a mentor that could lead me in the right direc...
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Would it be possible to find private investors on a $1,600,000 deal as a new investor? Basically I'm wondering if I should be looking into big deals with the hopes of finding private investors to finance the deal or i...
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Hello,
I wanted to ask if an investor can get away with poor credit? I was talking to a loan broker telling him my situation but he says that most people don’t like to wait and could work with scores as low as 500 bu...
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I recently put an offer in on a house. And it got accepted! But when the home inspector came Through and did his thing, He notice that there was a lot of stuff that FHA is going to ask to have fix. Broken hand rails,...
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As a newbie RE Investor, do you think I would benefit by becoming a Realtor? From your experiences, what are the advantages and disadvantages of being both an Investor and Realtor in the DC, MD, VA area? Thank you.
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Working as a property manager I have developed a passion to be my own boss. I am ready to take the first step in what I hope will be to build a property management company. I am interested in purchasing to either rent...
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When is self managing too much? When do most investors decide to turn over property management to a company? What are some success stories about turning over properties from self management to property managers?