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25 February 2018 | 3 replies
I recently graduated college and started my career as a mechanical engineer and have recently decided that while I love my job I don't want to work for the rest of my life, and real estate investing makes the most sense to me in order to gain financial freedom before I turn 60.I have been reading a ton of real estate books and discovered the bigger pockets book on rental property investing which gave me a great introduction to all the topics and possibilities in real estate.
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22 February 2018 | 3 replies
Also, not having done flipping for 2 years seems to be an even bigger problem.
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7 May 2018 | 19 replies
Anyways, that is the reason I was curious about the idea of a full SUV (Hyundai Santa Fe is what I was looking at, great MPG, very highly rated/reviewed, still ha 5000 lbs. towing capacity, and all wheel drive for winter) and then owning a decent trailer to haul bigger stuff like appliances.With all that info, people still leaning towards just getting a truck?
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10 March 2018 | 5 replies
Hi every one her on bigger pockets i am looking to by fixer upper houses in Newark NJ and i am looking into REO or short sale to can force appreciation in the property. and i came across a great deal and it really sounds to good to be truth so i am trying to look over anything that could go wrong with a REOso could some pls help me out how i can find out if there is a property lien on the property with out spending few hundred dollars for a tittle company to check it out thanks everyone
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2 March 2018 | 9 replies
I also drive three to four blocks and see what's new.
23 February 2018 | 2 replies
Hey I am new too I think you should join a group and connect with people that way David Moore is hosting one this go to https://www.meetup.com/Bigger-Pockets-West-Metro-M... and check it out I think it is close to you.
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22 February 2018 | 0 replies
Is their anyone here on bigger pockets that lives here in the state that I can talk with and possibly pick up some pointers from?
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28 February 2018 | 23 replies
Then we found bigger pockets and read about the BRRRR method.Last year, we bought our first BRRRR, a HUD foreclosure in May.
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23 February 2018 | 2 replies
Hi,
So I’m new to flipping houses and getting good deals in real estate, and honestly investing in general. I’m joining the forum today for two reasons 1 I’ve been listening to the podcasts for a long time and love t...
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2 March 2018 | 6 replies
There are so many buyers with cash, more experience, bigger networks and infrastructure, and the list goes on and on...