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Hi everyone! I'm new to bigger pockets but I'm not new to real estate investing. For the past 4 years I've been focused full-time on the niche of pre-existing non-conforming land parcels and/or land that is consider...
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So I've read Wendy Patton's book on L/O and gone through another gurus course as well. I've also done plenty of reading in these forums. I'm suspicious that a rosy picture is being painted here. Essentially what I rea...
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I don't understand fully how we as investors might be affected if the government gets serious about paying off debt and actually does it.
Let's assume for a second that the government comes up with a plan to pay off...
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Do you know who the welcome trolls are? Go into the new member introductions forum and watch for the same few people who say the same basic message every time someone new comes on the site. Don't get me wrong, providi...
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I would guess at least a few of you have had to convince your spouse or significant other that you weren't crazy, you weren't going to bankrupt the family, and that this whole real estate investing thing was a good id...
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Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)
Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...
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Ok, so I live in a house that the owner is doing a short sale, he was asking for 350k, and is now asking 325k. I am currently renting a room and will become the "landlord" of the home come 4/1.
The owner does not liv...
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Hi everyone,I’m curious to know if anyone has had first hand experience using Hipster Investments to buy TK properties? I see the founder, Ali Boone, writes a lot of articles for BP, but I haven’t been able to find a...