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Hello! My name is Maegan and I am in the beginning stages of adulthood. I got my first “career” job a year ago, but quickly realized that trading time for money wasn’t going to be enough if I wanted to create wealth w...
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Over the last twenty years, my husband and I have purchased 3 properties in Southern California, we live in San Diego and 2 of our properties are in Orange County and this year's goal is to buy anoth...
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Can anyone explain why it is so difficult to buy a cash flow positive property in Washington state (Tacoma area specifically)?My partner and I are looking to house hack and each place that looks to be a good deal gets...
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I just spent a few hours listening to Equity Trust Company talk about self directed funding for real estate deals. Wondering what other companies are out there or if there are members that are happy with ETC? Also, h...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community! After following this forum for some time I decided its time for me to finally make my first post and more importantly share my marketing plan with you guys! Any insight that you have pl...
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Hey everyone, my boyfriend and I recently got into real estate investing. We bought our first primary residence near Nashville, TN in 2021 with a conventional 5% down loan which is currently a furnished rental. We bou...
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I have about 20k that I want to invest when a CD comes due in about a month. Initially I had planned to put it into the stock market but given the policies that the new administration is pursuing, I’m not strong on th...
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Currently looking at closing on a new home in november/december and do not anticipate selling ours for a month or two after we move. Playing with some DTI calculators I’ll be hovering around 50%. My plan was to recast...
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Hi everyone - my partner and I have been following BP for quite some time, and we are excited to be in a position to take action. We just need help busting out of analysis paralysis.
Here are our stats:
*We have 20...
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Hello BP!What has your experience been with allowing tenants to deposit their rent payments into your account at the bank? Has anyone experienced a time when the tenant made a withdrawl? Also, in terms of setting up A...