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I am considering buying my first small apartment property to own myself. No syndication/partner deals yet. I'd like to try a small deal first before seeing if this is really an area I'd like to focus future efforts....
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I have been trying to get pre approved for almost 2 years now. I now have a credit score of 800, have enough money to cash buy 3+ homes & because of my job I cannot be financed.
I am a professional poker ...
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I am looking at getting my real estate license, but had a couple questions. I have listened to the podcasts, read some other posts, but still was a little unsure how this worked when you are an investor and working fu...
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I just read through all the threads on the pros and cons of getting licensed for an investor.
Someone recommended doing the coursework for the learning experience, but not actually getting licensed (due to the annual...
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I've noticed an invcreasing amount of people ending their post with some variation of "No legal advice". Is this due to something or some new legislation I'm not aware of? Of course you're not giving legal advice, th...
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Hello members, how do you guys get an affordable home insurance? I got some quotes and they are really expensive. So wondering which company do you guys use and if have any suggestions.
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For Realtors/Agents who are investing: If you make an offer on a home from the MLS, do you always represent yourself (write the contract, submit it, keep the commission, etc.) or do you enlist the selling agent as yo...
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Hey fellow BP memebers! I've been actively searching for and analyzing multifamily and single-family deals, making calls, and submitting offers. Recently, I learned a valuable lesson that made me step back and reasses...
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I have been considering rolling my employer-sponsored 401K into a checkbook/self directed IRA for the purpose of providing hard money loans because I am DISGUSTED by the low ROR I get now. What advice do veteran lend...
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Hi everyone,What advice do you have for a small-scale investor interested in scaling into CRE? I have two residential rental doors with a fair bit of equity, which I've not yet leveraged. I'd like to leverage this i...