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Salutation, My name is Mandy Crawford. I am currently living here in West Virginia. Although I am a newbie in real estate, my family all invest in this business. Interestingly my family do not suggest I invest in real...
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I thought it might be helpful to post a quick list of many of the common REI questions I see posted on here that are fairly non-specific and have similar answers across the board. While I am no expert in real estate, ...
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I recently bought a townhome in a suburb of Minneapolis - 2Bed/2Bath. The going rate in the marketplace is about $1,600/month for rent. Once I listed this property for rent I received 50+ inquiries. To reduce the volu...
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I had some investments in Detroit- a SFR and a loan. Both of them I'll say that I lost my shirt. Between shady business people (what I felt to be) crooked property management companies, and some of the rumor and innue...
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I would imagine having an experienced and successful person mentoring or guiding you when first starting out is a major plus. Just curious to see how many people actually had a mentor and how significant having one vs...
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Hi all! I spent a long time here three years ago, getting ready to rent out my first property, which is actually my father's house (he is in assisted living, and I have PoA and am successor trustee on his account). ...
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What should I do ?My realtor is a great guy but this is the second deal that he refuses to show me ( he rather give me the number to call ) stating "he is not driving 20 miles for 500$ commission"I saw a condo where t...
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Hey BP Community!I work in Philadelphia and Delaware County as a Licensed agent that specializes in wholesale for REI opportunities. As I have been reaching out to potential investors and doing the cold call grind (li...
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I've been trying for almost a year to buy a 2 fam house in Brooklyn, NY. Something always comes up, or my private money has moved on by the time I find something. I'm leveraging myself alot here and wondering if ther...
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I put a Condominium Triplex for sale to investors only. I did all the needed analysis for a fix and flip type investors. My price = After Repair value (based on detailed comps analysis)- Detailed & accurate Renova...