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Hello BP community,
Two years ago, I started thinking maybe engineering consultant is not for me and how do I get out of the rat race ! That is when I started listening to podcasts and stumble on Bigger Pocket. And t...
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While I am not surprised rates were cut to zero - bank reserves were also cut to zero as well. For those that are not familiar with lending, a major component to the crisis a decade ago was banks had to liquidate asse...
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A Friend of mine (who's an investor) gave me a call and offered me the job of being his agent. He's not in the same state (he's in SoCal I'm in Florida) but we are able to communicate effectively. Since this is m...
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Hi all! First time post here - I am currently house hacking my 5bed 3 bath, renting out 3 beds and 2 baths as individual units in South Decatur (20 min drive to downtown Atlanta and the airport). I've had a multitude ...
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I once met a real estate investor who said the trick to successful real estate investing is to keep as little cash in the property as possible; you don't pay a loan off as quickly as you can, rather, you keep it lean...
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It was September 2018 and my portfolio at that time consisted of a 6 unit building with 3 storage units that is worth $410k and brings in about 4k gross a month, and in a neighboring town I have 3 duplexes and a half ...
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I'm an aspiring real estate investor and I just applied to take my real estate license exam. However, I'm not interested in becoming a salesperson, but rather in obtaining MLS and lockbox access. My thinking is that...
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Just wanting to reach out and find out who currently owns properties in different cities or even states? More specifically do you manage them yourself? How about finding new tenants and showing the property? Anythi...
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I was approached by a couple who want to run an assisted living business out of my 3 bed 2 bath. He is an rn and she is a certified caretaker. They were able to secure a loan for 65k to start the business. In socal.
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Recently I've been thinking about private money lending. With the uproar of investors buying property most need funding and a lot would rather get money from another investor instead of hard money and similar methods....