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Hey BP world I'm a first time investor and I live in Southern California. I have been actively looking for properties here for about 6 months. I'm not having much luck, don't get me wrong there is plenty of inventory;...
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Hey everyone,I'd like to start out by saying that I am new at this whole real estate investing thing and hope I can get some advice on some things. There is sooooooo many articles that I have read, and it gets to be ...
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I visited my first hoarder house today that reeked of rodents, mold, and fumigation residue. I also noticed hypodermic needles on a desk along with an immense amount of garbage spread throughout the house.
My questi...
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I just received a fairly large list of vacant properties in a nearby city (4,000+). I am planning on starting a cold calling, RVM, and direct mail campaign to these properties. In order to do this, I need to get all o...
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A little background, hopefully not too much (and sorry if I bounce around a bit)....Two months ago I picked up a book on real estate, which quickly lead to BP podcasts, website, and more books (I love J.Scott's books)...
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I know most of all investors come to Dayton for cash flow, but just would like to know how is flip market for Dayton?
Does it make sense to build team to flip in Dayton?
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I am targeting Hawaii and would like to know the best places to buy a place I can put on Airbnb.Is it more profitable to get a condo in a hotel? Outside a hotel? A house? Any regulations against Airbnb?
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It's great to learn from everyone here. I am interested in out of state REI because it doesn't seem possible for me to start in LA. I've been thinking Vegas, Grand Rapids MI, and Indianapolis. I am open to to insig...
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Hi,I am a new investor to real estate and will be moving to Thailand in November. We were thinking we would rent out a house with extra rooms and Airbnb it out while we are there to earn some extra money. Eventually w...
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Looking to get an idea of the return rate people are getting from their current Direct Mail Marketing campaigns. I realize there are a lot of other factors that depend on your success (i.e. closing rate, market, compe...