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hey guys! as a new real estate investor, is it better to start with wholesaling or not? or do you recommend an other way to start real estate with little capital/ no capital
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The California exodus to places like ID, MT, TX, etc. have generated a ton of interest in Californians investing in other markets. What are the best ways to make a market selection as a starting point for a new invest...
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I have 5 rentals in the Atlanta and Tampa area. In total they are worth around 1.2M and I have debt on them around 260K. I have talked to a Loan Broker about doing a cash-out refi. We first talked about a portfolio ...
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Can anybody share how they are investing passively? Do you invest with a syndication or buy the property yourself and put a property manager in place?
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Hello BP fam! I'm Lauren from Houston, TX and I'm fairly new to the site, let alone investing. A little educational background on myself, I'm an undergrad student majoring in psychology with a minor in marketing and a...
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Hey BP Community,I am looking to purchase a few properties in the 60-80K dollar range. After taking Brandon's 90 day challenge I kicked it into gear and set up my LLC and I'm ready to put down 20-25% on these properti...
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Hi everyone,My name is Xiaojun. I always have a passion in real estate. My favorite hobby is to look at open houses over the weekends. A random search on Google few months ago led me to BiggerPockets. I was absolu...
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Hello All,
Here are some guidelines I found about researching a neighborhood.
1. If it is a mid-sized city, not a metro, you want to have a 20% population growth. If the population is larger than 1M, there should be...
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Hey I’m new to the family here at BP. Looking to do my first out of state deal. I’m curious when researching out of state markets do you research and gather a team first or do you find the house you like and go from t...
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Hello Any recommendations on a good property management company in Austin Texas? Looking for more of a hands on person or group for single family homes ltr. Thanks!