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I know in this business you are supposed to be thick skinned but you are also human sometimes. I have been in this business for about 3 years so maybe I should be over it but sometimes I still get the feeling like I a...
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Good afternoon, everyone!My name is Curtis and I am extremely excited to start my real estate investing career! I'm 30 years old and I'm from the Chicago south suburbs. For the last 10 years, I have worked as an IBEW ...
I just finished looking at a property listed with a realtor. It's a bank owned property. My question is how much would you estimate the repairs to be approximately? Here is the following problems, repairs, or impro...
Hello, I am real estate broker looking to make to become a real estate investor . I am interested in buy and hold as well as flipping. I am hoping to to learn some things from any experienced real estate investors on...
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Hello BP, I'm looking at doing some note investing with a local REI group broker I've been networking with. I'm a complete newbie on notes and would appreciate some advice on this. Is this a good investment for a n...
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Hi, Everyone!I am fairly new to BP, but have been listening to the podcasts for a while. I do blog about real estate, real estate investing and financial literacy at my Seattle Real Estate Investor blog, but until now...
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this is going to be my first rent to own deal. I put an ad up on craigslist to see if there was a market for rent to own and i received some serious calls. This particular person is very interested in renting my prope...
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It always pays to keep your eyes open. On my way to the office last month I stopped at a yard sale and as a direct result ended up closing on the purchase of the house a couple weeks later. I'm not sure what the ultim...
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I was talking to a Lyft passenger about my real estate goals and experience as a carpenter, and he directed me to this site. He told me, "it will change your life".
So far, it looks like a great opportunity t...
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Hi all! My name is Brian and this is my first BiggerPockets post. I came across the podcast a while back and began researching the site. This seems like a wonder community that I am happy to join and hopefully contrib...