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I'm working on buying my first rental property and I'm curious–how common is it to own rental properties outside your area or even states away?I planned to buy one in my city and be my own property manager, but if the...
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Hey BP community !!just moved to Charlotte, NC where i grew up. Always wanted to get into RE here as i love my home city and now that i"ve moved back, i've hit the ground running. After listening to and reading all ...
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Hi my name is Derrick Thomas from Shreveport, Louisiana. I learned of bigger pockets from the pod cast researching REI online. Love everything about it. REI has been on the front of my mind for a number of years. I fi...
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Hello Everyone,
I'm Alex, 26 year old accountant living in Pittsburgh. I've been looking to purchase my first home the last few months and came along Bigger Pockets. I thought to myself, why not buy a property that ...
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I have listened to all the BP Podcasts and it seems like every one of them mentioned Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I figured, if everyone mentions it, I should read it. After being a third of the way through, I already understa...
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I am a newbie investor. I've been in business a little over a year, and have 3 SFRs. Lately I've always wanted to do smaller multi-family housing, but my area is somewhat rural and there are very few duplexes (or tr...
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Hello everybody,My name is Randahl (or Randy, that's good too) and I'm in San Antonio, Texas. I recently graduated with a Masters degree and now work full time as a Dietitian/Nutritionist in a hospital. I love this ...
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Hello. I'm under contract for my first investment property. It's a duplex. The closing date is 10/04. My plan is to self-manage the property and rent out the duplex as an STR. Are there any books or articles that...
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How do you determine the ARV correctly ?
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My husband and I are pretty new to REI. We jumped in with no clue about 18 months ago. My husband and his partners sold their company, and he is transitioning out of full time employment there in the next couple of ...