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Hello,So I currently live in San Diego, CA and I'm looking into investing in real estate. I have two options right now: first option, I can afford to buy a condo this summer with at least a 5% down payment and I plan ...
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I had a horrible experience with a forced rental many years ago. I bought a house hack in 2005, then forced to move due to a job relocation in 2008. Horribly upside down and after a good first renter, I was had to e...
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My name is Kevin & I am just getting interested into real estate investing & will be mainly be focusing/targeting multi-family home's to buy & hold in the Essex County Area. God willing in the future expan...
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Hello! My name is Brian Gosselin, I am 20 years old and a new investor. I’m in the Rhode Island National Guard and I’m looking to start investing in Short Term Rental Properties and start house hacking.
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Hello Bigger Pockets community my name is Rojon Garrett, I'm from Lebanon, TN, currently, a new homeowner living in Clarksville, Tn. I've been interested in REI for many years and have been infected by analysis paraly...
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Perhaps there is a tipping point on the road to FIRE where the risk of not paying Term Life Insurance Policies anymore and the reward of using that money to further fund your portfolios would be more beneficial... I u...
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Hello! My name is Nic Williams, and I'm a new member from Birmingham, AL. I am currently a public school educator. I'm brand new to real estate investing. I love my teaching job and plan to keep it while I begi...
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I am completely new in this industry but I am wondering how hard money and private investing works for flipping. Is the process the the same or can they be the same? Any major drawbacks or is it easier than it sounds?...
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Hi All!Currently looking to purchase our first vacation rental/second home with 10% down. We live in the metropolitan Washington DC area and as you can imagine, its pretty expensive to really pay 10% on anything here ...
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HelloI found BiggerPockets by chance and am very happy to have found this great source for education and networking. I have a single family rental (2 bed/1bath) in Berkeley, CA that I bought in 2013. I lived in it for...