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I am not a sophisticated investor and am interested in learning more about the workflows that other people have for finding potential investments. There doesn't seem to be a best of breed platform for the average inve...
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Many investors start their journey by diving into individual distressed property deals, but if you want to grow into a high-volume operation, it’s essential to change your mindset, strategy, and execution. Successfull...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to do my first deal in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, and, it's a big place. I know that understanding the industry and hiring centers is important, as well as crime rates. But what's a good ...
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Hi BPs, so Cleveland seems like a great market to me, but after a little research: www.bestplaces.net/crime/city/ohio/cleveland almost give me a war zone feeling, of course, it's just undependable data, therefore I w...
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I'm new to STR and trying to figure out how to simplify the process and hopefully be less hands on. I find it overwhelming checking my phone all the time for any message from Airbnb. I would like to know the differenc...
I'm looking to subscribe to a service that helps find off-market real estate deals, and am considering options like Invelo, PropStream, Deal Machine, Property Radar, and others. However, I'm unsure which of these plat...
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Question about the appraised value of larger multi-family properties...Is the appraised value based on the NOI of the current rent (or appraiser's estimate of rent)? If so, how would an appraiser get all data (expens...
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I've seen reviews on these two services and even a thread comparing both of them but they're a little outdated and I'm just wondering if anyone else has new opinions on them? How's your experience been?I guess I shoul...
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I called my local court house looking for a list of absentee home owners.. I asked the clerk to filter a list of just a owners who live abroad. The gentleman said that he was unable to filter any lists by my paramete...
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All,I recently moved to the Los Angeles area (Redondo Beach to be exact) and am looking to get involved in multi-family real estate investing. Being both new to the area and new to real estate, I am looking for any ad...