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2 November 2018 | 7 replies
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3 November 2018 | 5 replies
What's up BP fam,My name is Joel, I'm a 23 year old laborer in construction from Anaheim, Ca.
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2 November 2018 | 3 replies
He would get his first property for his portfolio, and I increase my cash flow by knocking out my biggest expense (rent).
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1 November 2018 | 3 replies
Obviously there is a lot of factors left out of this (will bank approve, you name another etc) but just from a theoretical standpoint is what I proposed (using tenants $300K down payment as a down payment for my traditional loan) illegal or just not feasible and I've completely missed something here that more experienced people can explain to me when they are done having their chuckle.
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4 November 2018 | 5 replies
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1 November 2018 | 1 reply
He who works longest and last receives the biggest portion.About me:I am a father of five who is just venturing into the realm of entrepreneurial real estate at age 30.
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5 November 2018 | 33 replies
The biggest mistake I ever made was to get scared away by a flip gone wrong in 2008, and miss some of the best buying conditions in our nation’s history.
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25 June 2019 | 11 replies
Hello everyone,My name is Jon and I moved to the Big Island of Hawaii in May 2017 from North Dakota, which is where I grew up.
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11 November 2018 | 5 replies
Just search his name or Morris Invest in bigger pockets forum and you will have tons of testimonials.