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15 January 2025 | 2 replies
Anthony, welcome aboard.. it’s always exciting to see new folks exploring the world of real estate investing!
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Hey Justin, I agree with what others have said—you don’t need a license to become a real estate investor or entrepreneur.
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22 January 2025 | 203 replies
Rarely is the beach crowded though, for such a large population.
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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
How does everyone feel about investing in Oklahoma? I would love to know!
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27 January 2025 | 2 replies
Hey BP,I’m relatively new to the industry with about 1.5 years of experience, but I’ve already learned that automating common tasks is a huge game-changer for efficiency. So far, I’ve worked on automating things like ...
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15 January 2025 | 7 replies
Welcome to Bigger Pockets and love see local folks getting into real estate investing!
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17 January 2025 | 17 replies
@James TobinJames, congratulations on deciding to take the first step into real estate investing!
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19 January 2025 | 47 replies
The issue I see is smart contracts/tokenized real estate and traditional real estate investors is like oil and water.
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13 January 2025 | 3 replies
Or maybe even the "Commercial Real Estate" forum.
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16 January 2025 | 4 replies
As we’re beginning to get a grasp on the scale of the challenges ahead we wanted to highlight a few areas of note and concern that is already influencing the local and national real estate market.