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Hello Everyone,
My name is Steven Rhodes and I was born and raised in Chicago, IL; which is where I currently reside. I am a newbie in real estate investing although my interest in REI began in the early 1990's, when...
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Hi All,
First I would like to thank everyone here for all of the informative posts. I am definitely seeing some good use for this site.
My name is Edwin and I am from Northern New Jersey. I currently work in NYC...
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I have a property in southwest San Antonio near Lackland AFB that my property manager is having trouble getting rented for 4 months. Its a duplex with 1 bedroom units. We have lowered the rent twice and my PM claims t...
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Every time i put a house under contract that is listed it never seems to be a good deal. Are all MLS listing excluding wholesalers? Buyers will say i saw this on MLS? do they only want off market properties?
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If I were to do deals online, how would the signing of contacts take place if I found a good deal online? If that makes sense
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https://www.startribune.com/protesters-demand-extension-of-eviction-moratorium-even-as-walz-extends-it/571981842/?refresh=trueLol. Cecil is being protested. Something tells me the guy, being so out of touch with the c...
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Predicting what the real estate industry will look like beyond 10 years is hard, but I can safely say this: Within the next decade, real estate agents will no longer be showing homes – with exclusion of the luxury mar...
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Hi everyone. I am staring my wholesale business in the Chicago area. And I have a few questions. 1. What are the best marketing tools for finding deals? 2. What are some of the best practices for building a strong buy...
Hello! I am wondering if there are any creative ways that veterans invest that is unique to that group.Things I am curious about:Are there veteran only real estate groups in Metro Atlanta?Are there creative ways vete...
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What has worked better for you guys? Driving for dollars and cold calling or a mail direct campaign? Also if you have experimented with mail direct what layout and letter presentation is more effective?