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Hello all,My name is Mike and I am new to this community. Reading through some of the content, I have been quite impressed with the successes that this community shares and advice that has be given to others when it ...
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So here is what I gathered from the forum on being a new agent:
MLS access isn't immediate, so I can't tap expired listings for leads day 1
There are many kinds of Brokerages to be with, none of which suppl...
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Hi BP Fam,
I'm in Houston, TX working on leasing a 20K sq ft retail strip center. This is my first time screening tenants so I have a few questions.
1. What are the key criteria you use to screen tenants?2. How have...
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Hello all,We are a buy and hold investor that operates in and around Chicago. We don't typically sell our properties but we are in a scenario where we have a partner that has a life situation requiring the partner to...
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Good day, and Happy New Year to you all!My wife and I own 48 units. We are 4-5 years away from "retirement" which for us means doing alot of traveling. We've toyed with the idea of selling, and have even setup a websi...
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Hi all. I know a lot of us are looking for property management companies. I’ve recently terminated my relationship with GTL and specifically with its owner Todd Ortscheid. I believe he’s on here a fair amount marketin...
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Hi all... what a wealth of info I've found here so far. I want to introduce myself... I'm in the Kansas City area (Kansas side - Johnson County)... work full time (for now)... and want to begin investing in ...
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I currently own 10 units around Louisiana. 6 of the units are self managed and 4 are managed by a property management company but we actively manage the property manager. We are looking into strategies to further stre...
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Hello! My husband and I have done a couple flips this past year, but just purchased our first rental property. We originally thought we would just rent it out ourselves, but the more we think about it, we might consid...
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Hey everyone,I have a demanding schedule/lifestyle living in SF and am looking to buy my 1st buy and hold investment property in the next 90days. I have read quite a bit about REI and now its time to make a move. My b...