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Hi all,Last year I bought a 2/2 SFH in a suburb of LA (ventura county) fully intending to use it as a primary home. 30 year fixed @ 5.375%. Recent developments in my career lead me to have to move about 2 hours away. ...
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Hello to all BP members.
I've just recently found BP and have to say that after exploring the website, it's a mine of information !
What's also impressed me tremendously is the feeling that the forum is populated by...
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I know this subject has been discussed numerous times in various threads on BP, but I'm going to bring it up again.
I am looking for feedback from anyone that has gone from investing and managing their own properties...
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I have been investing with my own money for the past 4 years, and have built a pretty healthy portfolio of cash flow properties, and once my 1031 exchange is complete, I'll have 17 units, mostly free and clear, paying...
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My second question is if we have 600k to invest in rental properties and a credit score in the 700s what are some of the best investment strategies? We heard that you can buy up to 10 properties with loans from the...
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Looking to get into Real Estate. I've been reading a few books on Bigger Pockets. Looking at possibly picking up "Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor" and " Wealth Without Cash". However, it seems my local area (San...
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How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...
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Over 90% of the population are are trapped in the rat race.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the middle class struggle in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home, not ...
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I have close to 95% of the income that i have saved over the years from working my W2 job tied up in my investment accounts. ROTH IRA, Simple IRA (thru employer), and in my personal brokerage account.Obviously since t...