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I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...
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Hello all, I really appreciate all the feedback I get on my questions I ask, and try to contribute to the community with my personal advice as much as possible, but here's another question.
I have been a buy ...
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Hey Everyone,I know that there has been quite a bit of conflict as to whether an STR can be profitable or not, so I figured that coming to this community for perspective would be best. I keep hearing that STRs are dea...
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I'm a newbie, and for my first investment I'm gearing towards an out of State STR, where I can also use as a vacation home and depending where I'm at in my life, retire there. Is an STR a bad idea as a first investmen...
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Hello BP Family,What are your thoughts and/or experiences with rental vacation property?
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Hello rockstars! Especially to landlords. This is the first time that we are renting out to someone for midterm rental. My prospect tenant just completed his application form/background check thru avail.co. Can i as...
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Let me start by saying that I discovered this forum a few weeks ago and can't get enough. I feel like I have gained about 100 mentors overnight, and all I wanted was one.
My question is for seasoned investors who, a...
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Hello friends in the BP community.Can you help me to develop this plan for investing in abandoned Washington State real estate with emphasis high on ethics and to maximize my business privacy while minimizing my entan...
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Hello,I am currently trying to find my intro to real estate investing. I make about 89k a year and I have about 20k saved (~10k in bank and ~10k in ETFs). The main issue for me right now is that I live in NYC and if I...
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As we are now 8 weeks into the year, have you bought a note (or CFD)? If not what is holding you back. Have you found a mentor to work with to assist you on what is holding you back?