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Hello BP community. My name is Jermaine J Joseph. I am currently the General Manager of a family owned plumbing company in Beaumont, TX but I live in Cypress, TX (a suburb of Houston). The extent of my real estate ex...
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Hello BP Community perhaps you can help me along with my decision process. I figured this would probably be the best place to post this. Ok so long story short active duty military, less than three months out from ret...
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Has anyone here used self directed IRA as down payments for rental property of any flipping deal? I just read an article about using a self directed IRA for REI, but am not quit sure how it really works. I have some ...
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I've been listening to tons of podcasts, reading blogs, books, articles, and I think that I want to take the path of becoming a real estate agent so that I can have access to the MLS without having to bother someon...
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Hi Fellow BP Members,
I recently saw a property of interest and want to pursue it. However, it is listed on the MLS. Do I need to have a buyers agent represent me in order to make an offer on this property? Any advi...
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This is a question I've been asking this question for the past few year, and honestly I don't feel any closer to an answer. Yeah there are tons of things you can do for people, but I'm talking about truly adding more ...
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Good Morning BP members. I am just starting out, I recently purchased a duplex. I plan on doing owner occupied for the first year but I wanted to hear for everyone out there. What are you using to screen your tenants ...
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I expect them in the winter months, but normally our summer applicant pool is much better. Lately it seems it seems we can't find anyone who hasn't lied on their application. The application we took on Friday took t...
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Hey! My other half and I have been quietly building a real estate portfolio for a few years and I'm starting to become interested in managing transactions without the assistance of a broker/agent. I'm curious about ho...
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Hey everyone. I'm currently flipping about 2 properties a month. For those of you that are flipping 5+ per month or know someone who is, do you recommend starting to build out your own subs and manage the projects you...