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Hey Everyone,
I have an opportunity to become a student for a Real Estate Investing company and I'm not sure yet if I should buy into it. The program is called Freedom Mentor and the main coach is Phil Pustej...
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I'm looking for a little inspiration here. I haven't posted in a while, probably because I haven't been thinking of real estate much lately. I "started out" 5 years ago when I read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and dove in. ...
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I allowed a tenant to have pets (3 small dogs), with a pet deposit of $300. He was the first tenant in a newly renovated unit with refinished wood floors. After several visits in which I found feces on the floor, a gr...
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This property is our personal former home and I list it by myself as a realtor.
One new headache needs experienced landlords help: one potential has good income, meet the criteria of credit score (close to 680) and m...
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I am in the middle of purchasing a home as a fix and flip rehab loan. The ARV did not come in at value and the lender is asking for $50k more out of my pocket. I wasn't feeling comfortable with the deal and was deba...
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I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...
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I am at the airport flying back home from the BPCON2019 conference. Like many of you, I had some great take-ways from the discussion panels, seminars and social hour conversations. I thought I would create a thread fo...
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Hi all,
I listened to a podcast recently where the guest mentioned investing in real estate in Belize. Pair that with my desire to start over in a tropical destination (I work in IT and can work anywhere) and I start...
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Please list your REO situation: Who the Bank was, list price, the offers you submitted, any counters and finally the acceptance price.
My goal is to give all of our BP friends a leg up in approaching their next REO...
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Would you raise rent in a good tenant that has paid on time without issue for the whole year?