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Never Never Never Give Up! What you focus on expands. It took me and my partner 5 months to wholesale our first property. There were many times we wanted to just throw in the towel, but everytime you think about gi...
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On the BiggerPockets website everyone has an equal voice. An equal opportunity to read and post as anyone else (as long as the poster follows the BP posting guidelines of course - which is understandable).I have learn...
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so much has been written about keeping a positive mindset - you could literally get lost just thinking about it.
i think what's most important for alot of investors just starting out is to approach everything you do ...
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Hi everyone,I searched, but couldn't find anything, so am starting this post. I have rentals in decent, middle class neighborhoods, sort of upple middle of the spectrum in the area. My objective is to decrease vacanci...
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I've been getting in touch with investors in my local market, introducing myself while seeing if there is anything I can do to help/learn and I've found multiple instances where the person contacted isn't interested i...
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I'm curious to how many members were raised in homes of entrepreneur/business owners and how many are self-taught. To me it seems difficult to transition from 9 to 5 thinking (my parents) to that of an entrepreneur. W...
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Interesting story I happened across the day. I love the guy's ethic of doing it right. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/11/after-he-bought-the-house-he-got-a-nasty-surprise-and-had-to-make-a-tough-choice-once-y...
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Hello all, I am just starting out in this real estate investing business and I need advice from like-minded individuals. I went to one of those "guru" classes last August and ended up purchasing a course package. Befo...
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The reason why people sell their property is because they are experiencing a problem. The bigger the problem the bigger the motivation and discount. People sell their problem property and never their best properties (...
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I've been here listening and reading things on BiggerPockets for a few years now.
In December 2018 I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy my first house. I bought the house with the intention of turning it ...