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Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...
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I've been trying to follow what is happening on the STR front nationwide and would love to hear from BP members about what's happening in your particular city/location as far as restrictions? When we bought our prope...
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What special touches or amenities do you add when you renovate? I'm not talking about paint color or flooring until you do something special like an accent wall in red or cork floors. I have some upcoming projects, ...
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Good Afternoon Everyone,My name is Jordan and I am from Houston, TX. Currently in process of getting my real estate license and have a long-term goal of buying rental properties to eventually cover my monthly expense...
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Hello! I inherited a building from my late mother who had a tenant. That tenant is now gone thanks to COVID (they went out of business). I am trying to find a new tenant, and I am fielding questions regarding property...
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Hi
How do I seek my fullest potential as a Realtor using BP?
I want to gain more clients. I have flipped 3 homes myself, worked with a handful of investors, helped many 1st time home buyers, worked with sellers...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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Some Perspective... 0.15%
That's the percent of American people who have Covid-19 at the time of this writing. NOT even 1% of the total population.
Suppose the disease were to quadruple before this is over, that w...
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Hello, I am Dan from Syracuse, NY. I have been using the site to educate myself on a variety of subjects over the last few years and am now ready to develop my network and make my first deal.
I have been rent...