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My name is Robert Norman, I do IT work from Austin (Buda) to Galveston County so I do get around the area!
I've read some of the standard books, attended a few seminars and I'm ready to quit lurking and start particip...
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I know a big population of bp's community are penny pinchers. I am one myself. But we all have one or two things we enjoy but can't quite justify to ourselves to spend that money. What is yours?I personally HATE group...
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Hello, all, I've been reading BP for a bit, but this is my first post. I have been investigating the different areas of investing, and my girlfriend and I believe short-term rentals in our vacation area is the way to ...
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Check out this article CNBC posted today quoting our Director of Operations, Scott Trench and CEO Josh Dorkin about House Hacking. Read it here: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/20/gateway-to-real-estate-house-hacking.html
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I've been self-employed for the last 5+ years as a Technician selling my labor and parts. I enjoy what I do, but it's billed hourly and no matter how much I can charge for an hour of my labor, it will always be limi...
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Hey Guys, I've been a "member" for a little while, reading and researching the site to get answers to questions for ideas and things. I've never done an RE transaction before, but the dream is to have a portfolio o...
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Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.
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when buying a place say in the central Florida area, can you see and ROI on buying a place that is more geared towards a vacation place. A place that would have HOA fees plus figuring in for property management or do ...
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Does anyone have any experience investing in Germany? Thanks,Richard
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Have you stayed in a few AirBnB rentals? VRBO? Have you stayed in the big city and then compared that to a place in the country near a tourist attraction? What was your experience?I've stayed in a dozen or more AirBnB...