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Hi BP community! I'm just getting started with direct mail marketing and cold calling. I just hired a virtual assistant to do the cold calling to motivated sellers. Any guidance on how much bonus to give if a deal ...
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I want to highlight a local house hacker that is absolutely crushing it. Vince Arena closed on his first HH in March of 2021.
Investment Info:
Single Family Townhome with a 1st Floor walkout Mother In Law suite in...
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Hello all! I have always been interested and wanted to know more about REI. I never started to pursue learning further until the past year. Fear was my biggest reason why, I work in the mortgage industry and watching ...
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I just had a tenant move out recently. While I was doing a showing to a few new prospective tenants while the old tenants were still living in the house, everyone (including myself) had smelled cigarette smoke in the ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $369,000
Cash invested: $65,000
This is a beautiful mountain chalet located in North Goergia Mountains. I am curren...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $4,000
Cash invested: $30,000
Purchased house with foundation wall collapsed. House was condemned. I saved cash fro...
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Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $705,000
Cash invested: $558,000
1031 Exchange
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
I sold my...
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Investment Info:
Condo fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $152,500
Cash invested: $30,000
Sale price: $232,500
My wife and I purchased this condo just outside Chicago, remodeled it, lived...
My partner and I are closing on our first home and I have come across a question for tax purposes. Originally, we wanted to purchase the home in an LLC, however, the the rate would have been substantially higher. It w...
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Just curious about other opinions on financial brokers. I already know some about what I need to do and how to accomplish it, however I also know that there are others who know much more than myself. In your experienc...