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My goal of becoming a broker is two fold: 1) Build a career with high earning potential 2) Use that income paired with the knowledge I would gain to invest. I understand commercial brokers are not always allowed t...
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One of my favorite books is the millionaire real estate agent by Gary Keller. The book shows how one can build a brokerage and have a mind set of a business owner. Although, I've ran my own business (non real estate r...
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I am curious: is anybody here who self manages their property but registered a property management company for it? I am considering creating one, not in order to get other clients, but for two reasons:1. easier to tel...
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I’ve read the posts on getting earnest money back and I did not see any that are quite like my situation. Basically, I was in the process of purchasing a property when it became clear that there would be substantial r...
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Hi All,
My girlfriend is currently in school to become a real estate agent in NJ so she can do short term rental property management - No long term leases. She found out that she must be a Broker, not a Sales Agent, ...
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Hello everyone,I was inquisitive to know if there is anyone in the Orange county area that is part of or knows of a commercial investment firm that is hiring unpaid interns.Thanks for your time,Brandt H.
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I know that the question of "Should I get my real estate license" has been asked hundreds of times on Bigger pockets, but I wanted to ask if there would be any benefit for a real estate broker/agent to also hold an NM...
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I'm struggling to find a reasonably priced insurance policy for a manufactured home in Angel Fire, NM since it is also a STR. State Farm insured it at first for a good premium, but then the underwriter denied it becau...
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If get a RE license in my state, can I legally handle my own sales? I am not a RE investor yet, but I am looking forward a few years where I intend to be better positioned. Much of the RE classes I am finding locally...
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Here is a scan of my closing costs. I know a lot of those are legit, but the settlement charge seems really high, and also the survey. And the Document preparation fee, seems BS. I am already paying for real estate a...