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Hi All,First time posting, and really, new to RE investing. Is the 1% rule a "must have" for a smart multifamily investment?
Considering a multifamily investment (2 Units, 1/1 down, 2/1 Up) listed for $600k in a "B" ...
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My friend is wondering if he can use a personal loan to cover an EMD (Earnest Money Deposit)? And if possible what online services can help with this?
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Texas requires you to hold a realtor license to show and lease properties unless you are doing your own.We are getting to the point in our portfolio that we need to hire help. We have found someone who has been handli...
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Hey Fellow BPs,
I am new to the RE investing world. I am a USMC Vet, who now works for a large corporation. I was born, raised, and still live in the great state of Washington. I have a sizable amount of equity in m...
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Here are some notes I have on following up leads and optimizing social media to your advantage. Does anyone else have anything else to add?Capture Leads - Have visitors sign in when you host an open house, and then se...
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hi,
in an effort to improve my telephone screening skills and save travel expenses to see the tenant face to face, i would like to screen people on the phone better. more specifically, these three questions:
1) what...
I’m a 19 year old college student currently majoring in business management and was told from people that majoring in business isn’t needed to start a business. But people I know who ran successful companies tell me i...
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Not sure if I am posting in the right area, so let me know if I should move this somewhere!Currently my partner and I are looking to get into flipping/renting out a few properties. We have a construction company and a...
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A contractor in my market told me the other day that he uses the following tool to roughly estimate rehab costs before he actually goes and itemizes everything needed on a rehab.$10 sq/ft-carpet, paint, blinds, cosmet...
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I'm in the process of getting a 30 year fixed loan, then doing a wrap around mortgage to a buyer. The problem is that the lender is requesting insurance, and apparently, according to my attorney, after I do the wr...