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Hey guys Taking baby steps to build my wealth! So I am pre-approved for a 300k loan here in California thru my mortgage broker. Can I use this same pre-approval for an acquisition of a property out of state? I am loo...
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I live in California and currently rent. I am considering whether to buy my first home or continue buying properties. Rent has been increasing as such a fast rate that i'd rather be spending on a mortgage than this. F...
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Hello BP Community,
We have grown our portfolio quite a bit over the last few years starting from 4 units in 2018 to almost 50 without outside investment and in multiple states. I run the business and manage the PMs ...
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If we have learned anything it is, no one is special. The confines of sensible business even extend to oil "rich" markets. They broke the buyers of their oil. Now we try not to buy their product no matter how cheap it...
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Hello everyone!I'm in a bit over my head! About 2 years ago I purchased the ugly 600 square foot house next door to my parents. I hasn't been lived in for 30+ years. The problem I'm having currently is figuring out th...
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Hi Bigger Pockets fam, Bio:I'm a 28-year-old aspiring real estate investor. I currently work in big tech (digital ads strategy). I've been an entrepreneur since I was 17, self-taught (mostly) with formal training and ...
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Hello All, I’ve been lurking for a few days and listening to the podcasts, but I thought I’d go ahead and introduce myself!
My husband, an Apprentice Electrician, and I, an entertainment industry professional, are bo...
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My wife and I got married and move to the Austin suburbs back in 2017. Right away she started pressuring me to buy my first house, so we drove out to Leander and picked up a new build for $230,000. It was the FIRST ho...
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I have an extremely complicated, difficult and large project of restoring a 1900's duplex. It has been gutted to the bones and needed significant structural repairs. It needed the center beam running under the party...
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Hello BP!I have been on the site about a month looking at various posts and decided now is the time for a formal introduction.First, a little background on me. I have a mechanical engineering degree and an MBS in fina...