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Fellow BP’ers –I figured it was long overdue that I make an introduction here and establish myself as part of this great community. As for the formalities, my name is Brandon Hartman, I am 29 years old and I live in ...
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I had the following question regarding commercial loans:Can you used borrowed money from family and/or friends to apply towards a commercial loan? Thanks in advance
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Below are 10 factors I wish I would have realized a long time ago. Just my opinions, but perhaps one or two will resonate within you and change the way you think about investing and life in general. Here’s to gettin...
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For all the self-storage investors out there,I'm new to self-storage, so forgive me if this is a simplistic set of questions, but...It seems that most of the research/data that I'm coming across regarding a self-stora...
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My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego. We are selling a piece of it but because of the capital gains tax we would be subjected to we want to do a 1031 a...
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I am just starting out in real estate, and have been told by multiple people that a buy and hold strategy for positive cash flow, while getting a decent COCR in my area (Portland, OR) is very difficult/ not possible. ...
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Hello! Background: My name is Tyler Hallman and my wife and I are currently living in Coeur d'Alene Idaho which is in North Idaho very close to Spokane, Washington. The Coeur d'Alene area seems like a great up and com...
I put a new refrigerator from Lowes in my house to sell. During negotiations, the buyer said he worked at an appliance store and preferred a lower price and no refrigerator. So, I saved it back for my next project. ...
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Long story short, my wife and I found a great deal on a duplex that would easily cashflow $600+ each month. After viewing both units and talking it over, we decided to go for it. However, when we talked with our lende...
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Yesterday I met the new tenants at their future home to hand them the keys and go over the operating basics for their home, gas, water, electric, filters etc. As we are standing outside wrapping up a neighbor lady com...