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Stephen Covey, famed author of "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," claimed an important habit in achieving success was to "Begin With the End In Mind." This habit in real estate is critical to success of a ven...
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Hey there, BiggerPockets!Your forums look a little different today, don't they? We've made a few changes - and we're REALLY excited about them!First off, we've cleaned up the interface and put the content of the posts...
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I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...
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Wholesaling real estate can be life changing. I know a lot of people who started from nothing and now make 6+ figures annually doing so, that pisses agents off lol. The things I see about wholesaling on BiggerPockets ...
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Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
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Is it true that if I want to buy a house with cash it must be in a bank account for 2 months before I can purchase the home? (I was told saving it in my mattress won’t do me any good)
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So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
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If you are considering hiring Suncoast to manage one or more of your investment houses please read this first. It is rare for me to leave a negative review, especially knowing how detrimental it can be for a business...
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Hello guys,I've been meaning to sign up for a couple years but never pulled the trigger until now so I can ask this question.I'm a real estate wholesaler/flipper and I'm looking to scale my business. One strategy I'm ...