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Hello everyone,Just a little bit about me: I just turned 39, have a wife and 2 kids, have worked as a Pipefitter/Pipe welder for about 18 years now, and currently work for the water district for the East Bay area in C...
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Hello fellow investors, I am currently in the the process of deciding if I should stay in California and start investing or moving to a different state where the markets are better. I know it's a little hard to start ...
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It seems the general ladder that people here work on is:
wholesale/other job/realtor to
rehabber to
low end single family to
nice single family/multi family/commercial.
This all ends at buy and hold.
Is there...
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Hi, so I have a home that I found vacant and abandoned. Found this home almost a year ago but couldn't find the owner. Decided to go through my archives of homes I couldn't find the owner and decided to try facebook f...
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I was a newbie once (back in 2003) and I was so scared to buy my first deal. It was overwhelming as well since there were so many things you have to think about.Today, buying a house is "routine" for me. I built a rea...
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Hi BP,Curious as to where you are buying your short term and Vacation rentals / secondary homes currently? I have a small amount 1031 exchange money that I need to put to work and I'm considering going the short term ...
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Hi, I am new to this site and am loving what I have seen so far!
My background is that I run a remodeling company and have always been interested in the real estate market in flipping "junky" homes. Since the marke...
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Hi everyone!I nervously asked a question on here a week or so ago and I got some very positive vibes from the quick answers/help I received, so here goes round 2. I am in the 'research and money saving stage' of my R...
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I thought it would be a great learning experience for newbies and pros to post your recent direct marketing results on this thread. I'll go first:
Last night I sent out my first direct mailer. They were yellow letter...
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A SFH I own was being re-prepped to re-rent and was being advertised by the PM company.Who, as is ever increasingly more evident, apparently do whatever they want, often ignoring what I tell them to do, and then if it...