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All,I have been spending a lot of time lately on biggerpockets forums/podcasts lately. I believe i am ready to get my feet wet and start investing in Real Estate. I live in Chicago (northside)Few comments:1. I underst...
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Hello BP CommunityLooking for a little bit of guidance here...I have been spending quite a bit of my free time learning about the benefits of REI and decided recently that I will be pursuing a buy + hold strategy to b...
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Hi James, I've been on biggerpockets for a while now in listen only mode but finally decided to start contributing. I'm a part-time investor, full-time Account Executive at Microsoft selling Bing Search Advertising. I...
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Hi Everyone! I'm new to BiggerPockets after finding their blog incredibly useful / informative. I am the daughter of a real estate developer and have loved the asset class for a long time. Last year I purchased my f...
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Hello Everyone! My name is Stacy Cannaday, I am a licensed real estate agent in the Chicagoland area. I am really excited about being a member of the BP community and have seen a lot of benefits from becoming a membe...
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Hello All,I am dealing with some porch violations on my single family Section 8 rental. I was wondering if anyone had any good construction contacts who can help me get them resolved. Thank you in advance for your h...
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Has any one paid for a subscription to Chicago Deal Vault, Myhousedeals or other wholesaler websites?
Just wondering if it is worth it or if any site is better.
Hey BP community, I’m a 26 year old from Chicago currently knocking off debts and saving 10% of my monthly income to begin my future in Real Estate investing! I began looking into Real Estate after first reading Rich ...
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Hello BP! Does anyone have experience with zoning? I'm looking at a property that is listed as a 2 flat; however when I went on the chicago zoning website, the zoning class is B3-1 which does not make sense since ther...
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Hello to any Chicago realtors. I am a young man looking to try to find investment property anywhere in Chicago, but specifically on the southside. I am really new to all this research. I have been looking throw some o...