Hi BP community. I am fairly new here, I started looking into BP and listening to the podcasts when I was purchasing my first property last year. My first property was a single-family home purchased just before I turn...
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I'm a college senior about to head into the real estate investing world full time. (ie. I'm helping to expand my parents business)
What has worked best for you in REI networking and do you think it's paid off? Do yo...
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Hello all,My husband and I are a bit late to investing, but we know it can help supplement our retirement. We are about 10 years out. I don't think we will ever have enough "doors" to replace an income in this time ...
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What is your process for screening pets? Successes / failures? This is my first go at pet screening. I'm using a service called 'PetScreening' where the tenant fills out an application on their pet (birth date, shots,...
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I am 45 years old just getting started in REI. My goal is to be able to secure a true retirement. My current retirement plan contains 2 small 401k plans and my self-employment income. My gut tells me I can make this ...
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Determination is KEY! Just over 2 weeks ago I had an accumulated debt of over 18 grand. Most of it I accumulated through retail credit cards and small banking loans I had so easily been given right after my 18th birt...
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Here's a some lengthy, but very interesting and well researched paper on the economy in general. Focused on consumers overall, but a lot of material about housing. If the author is right, we've not seen anything yet...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Family,I am a newer investor and have a question. I did my first BRRRR deal recently and got the place rented in July. The tenet was a single guy and had a great profile from all the screening. He...
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I have a meeting on Saturday morning with some inherited tenants who are deaf. I don't know sign language, so I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on communicating with them in a positive, effective way. It didn't s...
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We have a local non-profit coffee shop here in Brewerytown that employs mostly aged out foster youth. It's a block from my house and my partners and I meet there nearly weekly, we meet other investors/bankers/realtors...