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Hello BP family. I'm a stay at home dad of four beautiful kids, retired firefighter / paramedic and now working towards building a passive income portfolio. Just started listening to the many podcasts available throug...
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My name is Matthew Dale and I currently work for Capella Mortgage as investor relations manager. This looks like an awesome site for networking, knowledge building, and keeping up with what is g...
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I have found a few properties in Birmingham and need to network with someone with boots on the ground since I live in Orlando. Any help would be appreciated. I am specifically looking at properties to BRRRR.
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If you have not heard about a recent 5 person shooting death at a 100 person party in a quiet (quite affluent) surburb of SF bay area (Orinda), you can google it or read the synposis here https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/0...
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I am starting out in real estate investing. After research I realize that turnkey investing will work best for me. I'd like to connect with others doing this type of investing. I am open to investing both locally and ...
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Hi all,I recently joined BP after hearing it mentioned numerous times on the "Mad Fientist" podcast and after reading @Scott Trench's "Set for Life." I'm a complete novice when it comes to REI but from what I've seen ...
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I am a newbie here from Houston, TX and would like to say hello as well as thank you to everyone who contributes to BP. Such an awesome place here, I am so glad I stumbled in this site.
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Hello everyone! My name is Rafael Laureano and I live in Dallas, Texas. I decided to take a plunge and purchase my first income producing property after being a long time renter. My first purchase was a 100 year old d...
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How do you screen your tenants before you rent to them?Do you ever pull their credit?
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Hi everyone - Already a big fan of the site! I am new to real estate as an investment. For now I plan to focus on buy and hold SFR or MFR in the Tampa Bay area. Plan to focus on Pinellas county as I am in Palm Harb...