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Hello BP community,I’m new to the site and to the real estate investing world. I’ve been trying to get my first deal going but it seems like I get out bid before anyone even sees the property. Is this normal for a bid...
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Hi Everyone - hope everyone is staying safe. With Encore opening in Everett and seemingly not doing so hot, I wanted to get your take on the outlook of Everett. I live in JP and went to Everett for the first time (yes...
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Hello BP,
I am a new member out of Connecticut, New Haven County area. I am a aspiring real estate investor, looking to invest in multi-families and possible some commercial apartment buildings later down the road. I...
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For those of you that want truly private emails there is an answer: GPG. The technology is complex, but here is the basic way that it works:
I download GPG and use it to create a "secret key" and I am the only perso...
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This is a summarized version of events, but stray I rescued off the street gave birth to 7 puppies, bringing my total to 13. The shelters and foster networks are incredibly overrun, and I want to be responsible and no...
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Hello to everyone at BiggerPockets - I was hoping you all could give me some direction how to come up with a solid number to charge for rent as i'm getting a little discouraged. I bought a townhouse three years ago, w...
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Hey All - New to the forum here and need some opinions from investors who rent single family properties.
We are planning on up sizing/building a house soon, and we are trying to figure out what to do with our current...
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Hi ALL!I've always been interested in real estate but never thought it was something that I could build wealth with. My wife and I were always on the wrong side of the deal so we shied away from it. Recently I decided...
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Hello all,I am very strongly considering a buying a house in Big Bear to use as a STR for part of the year and for some personal use too. I've been hearing that the market is getting (or already is) saturated, the pri...
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One of the incentives of a short sale was that you got a tax break based on an act passed by Congress in 2007.
Short sales are classified as debt forgiveness, therefore in a normal situation homeowners would have t...