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This may be an odd question: Other than reading various articles/blogs/forum posts on BP, what is something I can be doing to be productive when I have 5 minutes of downtime? Say I'm waiting for my pizza to be ready t...
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Hello everyone,I think I am finally in a position to purchase my first rental property. I spend most of the year out of the country and am looking for an avenue to give up this job so I can spend more time home. I hav...
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Hey everyone! My name is Caleb and I am 20 years old in my first year of college. On my spare time I love to watch, listen, and learn about real estate which is how I actually found out about Bigger Pockets (randomly ...
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I live in Los Angeles, and Ellena home with a rental on it. I have probably $100,000 cash available (heloc) for my first investment. The rental property could cover my house mortgage, however I’m using it to pay dow...
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Greetings from a long time lurker of Bigger Pockets! I recently moved to the Portland metro area from my home of the first 24 years of my life - Lawrence, Kansas. I graduated from the University of Kansas last Februar...
I'm new to BP and this week I've been playing around with the calculators. I was looking for deals in the Houston Texas area, primarily in northwest Harris County ( Cypress, Fairfield, Bear Creek ). I'm looking for de...
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I got the opportunity this week to attend a tour of the Stewart Title Plant in Austin, Texas. This plant holds the oldest titles in Travis County, dating all the way back to when Texas was the Republic of Texas. Durin...
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My name is JP. I have been living in Austin TX for about a year and not too long ago I started studying Real Estate Investing on my spare time. I ran into BiggerPockets and I thought it be a great resource....
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With foundation n roof repairs plus back taxes what actions do you think would be good for while also getting into real estate? Please help
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Hey all, I know a lot of you solve this issue by offering discounts to tenants who handle garbage duties, (Separating recycling from garbage, pulling bags to the curb, sweeping out front etc.)But for those of you who ...