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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
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Hello Everyone,Like every other new Investor I accidentally found BP and then read lots of forums, listened podcast and read Brandon Turner's book (super useful).I'm an Engineer living in Long Island, NY where Price/R...
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I received an email from Cozy stating that a tenant disputed their rent payment/marked it as fraudulent with their bank. Cozy then reversed the payment, which had already been deposited into my account, and withdrew i...
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Hi all-Let me start out by saying I've been following this site for a little while now and I love the insight that you all provide. This really is a fantastic resource.About me-I've been blessed with great parents wh...
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Hi,Was wondering if anyone uses paypal to collect rents?ThanksTony V
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Hi there Bigger Pockets Peeps!I have been enjoying reading the blogs and forums for a few months now and thought it was the time to start interacting with all you inspiring people!I am a kid-less, married, 20-somethin...
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Inflation is the highest it's been since 1981 and continuing an upward trend. Mortgage rates are above 5%, meaning the $600,000 home from last year will now cost you $700 more per month. Financially speaking, things d...