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Graduated from College in 2012. Work as a CPA for a pharmaceutical developer. Purchased my first personal residence last year. Looking to learn more about real estate investing. Expecting to purchase first investment ...
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Can upgrading to a BP pro membership be considered a business expense being it grants access to tools to help find and analyze more properties? I would think it could be, just as any other tool purchased to make your...
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Hey everyone,I’m new to the Bloomington-Normal area, new to real estate investing, and hoping to connect with other local real estate investors in the area. My goal is to purchase my first rental property before the e...
Entity structuring is one of those often-overlooked areas of Real Estate Investing that can be kind of like the flu- you don't really give much thought to it until you get it (it, in the case of entity structuring, be...
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Hi all! I am a new member and have been listening to some podcasts and trying out the analysis calculator. I have been looking to invest for about a year now. I want to get my feet wet investing in a duplex. I have...
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Hi guys! I’m a 20 year old going to be 21 soon. I’m currently working landscape and construction, making decent money for my age but I want more. I am really interested in real estate, maybe rental properties or the b...
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Hi Everyone!My name is Jason Pride and I live in the St. Louis area. I am 25 years old and new to real estate investing. I plan on buying my first property within the next year or so, but am taking some time to lear...
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Hello, I'm Byron and I'm a new member. I'm excited to join and looking forward to building my team. I currently have 2 properties in West LA (one rental and one that I live in). I'm also a CPA and looking to help ot...
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Hello, obviously this is a noobie question, so any advice is greatly appreciated.
I've exchanged emails with a few real estate agents but I'm unaware of the process of actually going about hiring one. How do you as...
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Hello,I am an artist with an LLC in Colorado. I would like to start treating my music more like an actual small business and be smarter with how I invest my money into it. At some point I plan on doing the same with R...