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I’m an absolute newbie. My wife and I live in the Bay Area, and we’re looking to buy our first property. Currently, we’re seeing homes being sold for 20%+ of the asking price. Crazy!From one end, we see interest rates...
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For year's I have loved real estate I have bought several homes and flipped them but at this time I am considering taking classes to become a licensed agent. Advice please.
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I've read about cap rate, heard it discussed on the podcast, but still don't have a grasp on it. How would you explain it to a new guy, using small words?"Layman's terms. None of that inside, b******* jargon that nobo...
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Hi Everyone, I have been listening to the BP podcast for a while now and have really enjoyed them, as well as the web site. I started out my real estate career investing in property on my 21st birthday, back in 2001....
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Hey everyone, I'm Seth Evans.I'm a ENT physician who works in Kyle/San Marcos and lives in Austin. I have been focused on growing my medical practice for the past 3 years since moving to Texas and I recently became s...
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Hey all - I've been thinking about real estate investments for several months now and learning a lot from this forum. I'm interested in finding a SFH property to cash-flow. I'm too nervous to buy an out-of-state prope...
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There are real estate opportunities in every corner of the country. One of the things that makes real estate investing so great is that you are notconfined to your local market. If there is opportunity right across th...
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If you had a Job that was 80% travel and you could live anywhere in the U.S to make the most money with a House Hack/BRRRR strategy where would you live, why? Here is the strategy: You qualify for an FHA 203k loan (re...
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Long story short- I am wondering if I am in a position to get started with real estate investing or if I should take care of debt first. Single income (married with kids) and own primary house with $250k+ in equity. A...
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Good morning from the Fort!I will start off by admitting that I don't spend as much time on this site as I would like to, but when I do make it on, I notice that there is little talk about the northern Colorado market...