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One thing that has always made me generally distrustful of gurus is the question of what motivates anyone to become a guru in the first place. If the methods and techniques taught are are so great, why waste time teac...
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Hi Fellow Apartment Investors,I am currently under contract on a 36 unit apartment complex in Springfield, IL. The property is a class C property, but it is 2.1 miles from the University of Illinois Springfield. The U...
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I am new to BiggerPockets and new to real estate investing. I'm 25 I'm $50k in debt, but I want to become debt-free, replace my income from work, move out of my parents' house, create a better quality of life, and bui...
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Hi, I need to open a solo 401(k), buy my concern is I want to invest in real estate, then do I need to go for Solo 401(k) with check control or I can do this without check control also.also which brokerage help me fo...
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Call up your mortgage broker! Get your documents together!Average 30yr mortgage rates have dropped from around 4.0% at the end of 2015 to below 3.6% being quoted today. That's 40bp in a little over a month! We are now...
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Hi:My name is Drew Edwards. I am super eager to get started into real estate investing.. however, I want to gather as much knowledge as I can. HELP!I am looking for any advise on how to find/purchase my first deal.W...
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I have not had very good results from placing classified ads in newspapers and wanted to see if others have found it to be cost effective?
I'm mostly interested in results from "for sale" classifieds.
Is it worth th...
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Hey BP members,
Got a quick question, what are yalls thoughts on buying a house to fix up with little cosmetic repairs for a good price live in it while fixing it and then sell it?? What are the pros and con...
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Good evening guys! So I wanted to share my story, first I have learned everything from this forum and want to thank this unique community for being so great! So I have been investing for 2 years and have mostly done h...
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Hey all,
My wife and I just bought our first small multi family (fourplex) that we intend to owner occupy. After closing we sent one of the units a termination of their month to month lease because we have to move in...