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I love the idea of becoming a successful buy and hold real estate investor. Accumulating houses for cash flow. And more houses. And more houses. And more...etc.. Thing is I've always wanted to strive to live a minimal...
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Something that I have been pondering. For those of you who had/have a solid paying job and ability use your hard earned money to have some fun (travel, going out to nice places, piloting, presents for kids/spouse, etc...
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As a young and eager investor I consider myself very blessed and fortunate to be where I am and have the people around me that I do. I currently live in San Antonio, but just finished my first year of College up in Ut...
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I don’t mean to burst peoples’ bubbles here, but in my opinion, most investors on BiggerPockets won’t get to a place where they can replace all their monthly income with the cash flow of their properties. Some will. B...
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I need to stop doing this, but I had a discussion with a work colleague regarding investing. He has a few rental properties but does most of his investing in the US stock market. When I brought up the fact that I was ...
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About to close on a refi of our personal property. Saving $250/mo plus getting about $12k cash back in closing. Current vehicle payment is $398/mo with about 9000 left to pay (2.5% interest rate).Initial thought is go...