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Hello BP, I have not made my first deal as of yet but I’m planning to before 2nd quarter of this year. My question is what would be a good read for me at this stage. ( I do plan to do the BRRRR  method but I also wa...
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I am really drawn to the idea of building a large portfolio in low income and affordable housing areas. Areas were 90% or more of my tenants will be on sec 8 and government assistance programs. Some of the concerns I ...
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I'm wanting to invest in real estate more, but I am short on cash/liquid assets. I currently have a rental property in the San Fernando Valley that's valued at approximately 310k (maybe a bit more) with about 210k loa...
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Hi all!Thank you for taking the time to read this and chime in, your opinions and advice are welcomed and appreciated :)My business partner and I decided to start a wholesaling business in order to grow our flipping p...
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Hi Everybody-
I'm brand new to the real estate investment scene... but have certainly done my homework over the past year.
Recently I have spoken with an owner regarding an owner financed deal. These are the basics...
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A little background, hopefully not too much (and sorry if I bounce around a bit)....Two months ago I picked up a book on real estate, which quickly lead to BP podcasts, website, and more books (I love J.Scott's books)...
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How can I find distressed properties to flip? Seems like everyone wants the one on market so its nearly impossible to secure the property. How is the real estate market in socal? Are the profit margins good for flippi...
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Hello,
My name is Gigi Merritt, I live in the South Bay about 50 miles south of San Francisco, California. I’m a new real estate investor interested in single family flips (to start) and I’m searching for not just a...
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fred, dont pay an upfront fee!! when i first started, i wanted that hard money loan bad too. i found a broker who promised me the world with a 'due diligence' fee of 1,000. when i told him no way, he emailed me fo...
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If you were to start out in a small owner occupy multi deal would it be beneficial for someone to partner with another investor? How would you structure the deal? How would the cashflow look (would there be any tax ...