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Hey everyone, would you recommend investing in crowdfunding or do you know anyone who did so?
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Some people need more help creating goals than others. I'm going to share some of mine, and hopefully I can inspire other young investors and even the most successful of entrepreneurs who read this.Here are my goals f...
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How do you verify whether a private lender is legit? Alot of the ones I've connected with have no website, and an origination fee which makes me think it's a scam for the 1% fee. I'm also very skeptical by nature...ju...
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I've read that it's best to use a local lender if investing out of state, however if I am looking to invest in several different states, is it best to get pre-approval from a nationwide bank so that I can make an offe...
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Hello, as the title suggests my name is Mary Derman, a newcomer to bigger pockets. I created an account for this site as I'm sure many people have, to expand my networking and create new relationships. By doing these ...
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I’ve been a bigger pockets member since July, 2018, however I just now am deciding to become an active member of the community. There are so many wonderful and intelligent people here and I would love to both learn an...
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I am currently an investor in the Philadelphia market. I have several rental properties paid off and was Interested in refinancing them and loaning the money at a higher interest rate. How do I start? What are some th...
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Hey everyone!
My name is Tom, I am 27 years old and I've worked as a mechanical engineer for about 5 years. I've started my career with project management, working for the engineering division in my town's department...
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Investment Info:
Retail commercial investment investment.
The syndication was to purchase a vacant lot and build a strip mall, a second syndication was going to be created for the construction on the lot and...
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I know 2 people well that are in real estate, my Boy Scout leader which manages a team of loan officers and one of my friend's mom which is a loan officer for US Bank. One of my teacher's family and runs a real estate...