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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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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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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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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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Hello,
My name is Darren and I am a business student at a college in upstate New York. I’m taking part in a summer business incubator program in Syracuse, NY where students create startup companies. I believe the b...
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Good morning BP family,I have come across the challenge of needing to raise my FICO score in order to show lenders I can be responsible. I have a goal to purchase my 1st investment in 1 year. I understand mostly what ...
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Dear BP,I am in the process of purchasing my 3rd investment SFR, and I am starting to experience some problems finding good landlord insurance deals. The quotes I am receiving feel kind of rigid, the appear expensive ...
As a new investor, I have been debating getting my RE license to help learn the business. I've read several posts on the forums and see this is a very hot topic on whether or not to do it but I have been finding more ...