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3 January 2025 | 7 replies
I grew up in Marin and moved to Reno, NV to live and invest.
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23 January 2025 | 165 replies
______Make it make sense.As someone who grew up in California, this tells me two things:1) you don’t know what you are talking about and are very comfortable with your ignorance;2) you won’t even take two minutes to find facts.If the hydrant system relies on electric pumps and in some areas there’s no power, then there is no water.
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12 January 2025 | 20 replies
Happy New Year.I grew up in Dallas, graduated at Lake Highlands, and my sister manages a complex in old East Dallas actually.
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2 January 2025 | 10 replies
I grew up in Texas around the Houston area and loved it.
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27 December 2024 | 0 replies
An analysis of the data also shows that the city north of Austin grew 10.6% year-over-year, making it the fastest-growing city of at least 50,000 people.
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4 January 2025 | 35 replies
I grew up north of San Francisco and moved out here to live and invest.
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
I grew up in the real estate industry watching my father raise money with a PPM for large multifamily value add projects and a developments.
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29 December 2024 | 2 replies
The market here feels like it’s on the verge of a shift—many investors who bought in the last few years may need to sell, which could open doors for those of us ready to take action.A little about me: I grew up in a working-class family where I started young, helping my father and uncle manage their properties and businesses.
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16 January 2025 | 23 replies
I grew up in RI and my dad is a carpenter in the area (was as my parents recently moved to FL) but that got me into that market with some local presence as I stayed in the Boston area. (4) properties and 14 units later, I still find myself investing in RI as the price point is about half of Boston but the cash flow is similar.
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26 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hey all,I have been listening to Bigger Pockets content for maybe 4 years and finally have removed myself from some side hustles, have the capital, and grew the...brains to start real estate investing.QUICK BIO:I am based in New Jersey, I work as a marketing/efficiency consultant, and have 2 avenues of real estate investing:Short-Term Rentals: I have 3 short-term rentals using my parents apts in NJ ( 1 of them just launched in Nov) for the past 2yrs near NYC (1 of them just launched in mid-Nov).