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“To whom it may concern” is how my letter started out.It was 9 years ago and I had finally, after 10 long months of looking for my first investment property, found a deal. It was a 4 bed, 2 bath house in Duncanville, ...
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I am looking to buy a house in a new area to fix up and flip.
Before making my bid on the house, I was trying to find a General Contractor to walk through the house with me and give me an estimate for repairs.
I als...
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Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...
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I am curious what people are thinking about for goals for 2019- are they financial? are they personal growth focused? are they multi-leveled? What are you doing to meet these goals to hold yourself accountable? How ar...
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Hey guys, over time I have taken lots of ideas from BP on finding motivated sellers. I compiled a list and am sharing it back with BP members. Enjoy!
Hey guys, over time I have taken lots of ideas from BP on finding...
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I am a San Diego realtor and broker. I have been seeking a multi family complex where I can house hack for a couple years now with no luck on anything that remotely makes sense. All the deals I analyze are negative c...
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Just wanted to see what people do. I've owned RE for about 3-4 years and I haven't told a single coworker about it. I'm a private person in general. Still though sometimes I consider it. I think it's interesting conve...
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You know that @Brandon Turner and I talk like high-school girls. Like every day... You could say he is my significant other:)Well - we were talking yesterday. Discussing whether we still have any credibility. He ...
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I thought this was an interesting graphic from this article: https://www.propertyshark.com/Real-Estate-Reports/2018/05/22/for-200k-would-you-rather-buy-a-box-in-manhattan-or-a-mansion-in-san-antonio/https://infogram.c...
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