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14 February 2025 | 12 replies
Open to all suggestions.I would visit Columbus and consult a real estate attorney.
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22 January 2025 | 2 replies
VA Loan Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
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22 January 2025 | 4 replies
If you’re interested in investing in real estate, you can consider doing so with a Self-Directed IRA to defer taxes on capital gains until you actually withdraw the funds from your IRA.
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17 January 2025 | 0 replies
Hi BiggerPockets community,I’m new to real estate investing and currently running a remote operation to help connect investors with distressed homeowners and foreclosed properties across various markets.
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15 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hello Doug, I am not a real estate attorney nor is this legal advice.Unless someone's state has specific laws banning contract assignments you should be fine doing the following.
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21 January 2025 | 19 replies
The LP got it from a friend who is in some kind of real estate mentoring program.
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16 January 2025 | 0 replies
I found this property through my network of local real estate professionals.
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22 January 2025 | 9 replies
There’s no real reason to jump into another market unless your goals shift and your current market doesn’t fit anymore—or if the market itself stops producing the results you need.Mastering one market and squeezing every opportunity out of it is a much better play than spreading yourself too thin and getting half-baked results in multiple places.
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27 December 2024 | 6 replies
If you work with real estate investors, it's nice to be relatable to your clients as well.
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11 February 2025 | 30 replies
Hey, Noobie here but am looking at MTR as an initial step into real estate investing.