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Okay so my commercial real estate brokerage business is great. While I want to make investments what I do not have a lot of is time to devote for a return because that is a JOB.
I do not like hard money loans for len...
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Hi there!Been interested in investing for a while and been listening to all the amazing podcasts. Thanks to everyone for sharing their journeys. I'm Finally trying to move on this and am looking at houses for purchase...
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I saw an Year end report that talks about negative net migration trend in cook county and especially in the city of Chicago. I’m curious how investors take these numbers. I see such articles on negative net migration...
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My wife and I are renting out the basement of some close relatives in San Jose, CA. We're comfortable and are in no rush to leave. We both have good jobs in the south bay. I also grew up in this area and most of my fa...
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I received some awesome feedback on what type of flooring I should be putting in my new rental (link), and thought that folks might have an equal amount of input to share on kitchens as well. Below is a picture of wha...
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Hello! First off, thank you for contributing to this incredible corner of the interweb. Amazing to see sincere dedication to helping others in such a competitive field. I have gained so much from lurking, time to ge...
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Hey guys. I am generally new to BP, but am always enjoying reading deep into the forums; however, I can't seem to find more info on how exactly you get other people to fund deals?! I am going to some REIA meetings soo...
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I am still in the process of evaluating locations to move to further my real estate investing career. I have tentatively narrowed down locations and am currently leaning towards the Fayetteville / Northwest Arkansas a...
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Hi BP family! I have been reading and absorbing lots of fantastic info from this great community, and I have learned a lot from you all. Time for me to give back.A quick story about me, I love real estate. I just l...
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I've received some PMs and e-mails asking about setting goals and what do I do in retirement. I've ressurrected an old blog from nearly a year ago that was done in 2 parts. We have SO many new members, I decided to p...