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Since it's almost the end of the year, I wanted to focus our question on ideas and strategies that can help us make last minute changes to help lessen the tax burden, or to start the year with best practices.
Let's h...
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Hi everybody, I just bought my first property in Aiea, HI (on the outskirts of Honolulu) and am set to close the first week of October! I've been on BP for a looong time, but my real estate investing dreams were put o...
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I have a private lender who is loaning $80,000 at 4% interest paid back at $266 a month for six months with the $80,000 paid back at the end he's charging $800 origination fee is this a scam ?
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Hello!I am looking to purchase my first OOS investment prop within the next 2-6 months. What are some of the biggest lessons you learned along the way? What do you wish you knew when you started?
A big question I hav...
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His exact words....'Don't F@#$*&G do it!!!!!!'. I am very confused now. I have been researching/reading books, blogs, podcasts, anything I can find about real estate investing over the last month or so, trying t...
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Hello all, I am new to Bigger Pockets, but I've been involved in a rehab for over 3 years now. I'm in a 1,800 sqft SFH rancher. I gutted half my home and put an addition on, and as I tore everything apart, it becam...
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Are all last-minute applicants bad ones?
I've been looking for a February roommate.
I've started getting more inquiries again, but after a quick Google/court record search for them, I have charming candidates.
1) S...
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