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3 October 2016 | 5 replies
My goals are to learn how to use real estate to earn a greater percentage on my money than my current mutual funds.
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5 October 2016 | 13 replies
You could lose control of expenses very quickly if you don't know where each dollar is supposed to go from the beginning.The lump sum he provided sounds more like an estimate and not an actual bid.
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4 October 2016 | 3 replies
@Jean-Frank Dorvil welcome to hard money lending.
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4 October 2016 | 2 replies
Our goal is to be financially free in 20 years, and use real estate as part of our investment portfolio to achieve that.
3 October 2016 | 2 replies
Hey @Mat Leclerc welcome to BiggerPockets!
3 October 2016 | 1 reply
Hi @Jeremiah Quier , Welcome to the BP community!
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3 October 2016 | 1 reply
Hey @Ali MirRasekhian welcome to the site!
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17 October 2016 | 2 replies
Some appear to welcome self-transactions and others do not.
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4 October 2016 | 4 replies
Hey @Jason Harley welcome!