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Hello Everyone, I always wanted to do it but I've chicken out both times I owned a home. Looking to invest in rental properties in the Phoenix, AZ and Dallas, TX areas or anywhere in the Southwest. I currently live i...
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Hello Everyone, I'm Kat. I am a new member and I'm here to learn what it takes to become an REI. I look forward to connecting with many of you and learning as much as I can to get started on my journey. Thank you for ...
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Hello all! My name is Dillon Kiley and I currently go to Colorado Mesa University studying software engineering. I believe college is a scam, generates a crazy amount of debt and just gets you stuck in the corporate r...
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Hi BP Members,
I have spent some time learning from the BP podcast/books/forums, but this is my first post. I am a new real estate investor. My background is in Finance & Engineering and I enjoy the deal analys...
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Hey Guys,
I need some further clarification on this topic.
What for it mean for a contractor to be "203K Certified"?
A contractor mentioned that he believes you only need to have "proper insurance" & "licensing...
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Hi Everyone, I am so excited to have found this great community!I have been interested in Real Estate for all of one week. What really captivates me is the concept of passive income, of course, land ownership has alw...
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Hey all!Im a reasonably new investor and wanted to share this deal with others to get their opinion.I have a deal sent to me from a friend of mine.. It looks great if I were to do it myself, however he doesn't want to...
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I am looking at buying a couple of rental properties. I have questions though. This would be my first one or two properties I have owned, do I manage them on my own or do I have a property management company take car...
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OK, I had no idea where to put this post so it goes here I guess.If you have not listened to the podcast with @Jay Hinrich, you are missing out. I think it is podcast 222, but I would not swear to it. I have listened ...
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Hello everyone,I’m 22 and going to be living in Round Rock, TX after graduation from university in May 2020. I wanted to get into RE and am educating myself until then so I can get a running head start. This question ...