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My name is Derek Vaughn, currently sales manager for a citrus company in Bakersfield, part time R/E investor and full time explorer. Always looking to make new friends with passion, drive, and advice in the RE communi...
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Hi, I am interested in a property. The owner has listed it with an agent. However, he is an absentee owner and I would to propose a lease option. How do I structure this? What do I say, when I get him on the phone? Ca...
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Good morning, I have a question... I'm very new to real estate investing. I'm in the position to buy my company’s first investment property. I have talked to a some banks about getting a pre approval. I have great cre...
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I have a real estate agent that I was going to ge in on converting a home into a senior assisted living facility.Because I would be funding with my 401K Trust a Securities contract has to be drawn up.Due to the time t...
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Hey!What advice do you have for someone approaching their first investment deal? I will be buying a small multifamily unit and want to minimize my mistakes. I want to avoid as many pitfalls as possible on my first dea...
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Hello dear BP community!I am a young Danish man new to real estate investing. I have been reading a ton of books, taken an excellent course on real estate investing at UNC Chapel Hill and been following the BP Podcast...
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Hello everyone my name is Rishan Wright. I’m 20 years old and I live in the Montgomery AL area. My whole reason for getting into real estate is that I know I’m young but I don’t want to spend my life slaving a 40 hour...
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The City of Orange Beach, AL has implemented a ban on short-term rentals for houses located in neighborhoods. Making the minimum stay 2 weeks. No doubt, this is outrageous and frustrating for those that do extremely w...
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Hello everyone. My name is Colin Rawlings. I’m in the Army and live here in San Antonio. I’m new to real estate investing and I’m extremely interested in learning about the various aspects of investing such as buying ...
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Hi-
Happy to be a part of the BP Nation. As a husband and father of two girls, my Wife (new realtor) and I are interested in building a financial nest through real estate investments. We're looking forward to learn...