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Hello all,I am still new to this but have about 3-4 months of reading books (Rich Dad Poor Dad, 10 Commandments for real estate investors) listening to the BP podcast, and been looking around the Maryland market, so w...
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Question for the forum. I currently have a two story home. We live upstairs and have a bottom room with full bathroom and kitchen that I rent out with a private entrance-all permitted. There is downstairs office and e...
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Hey BP community!I’m an active flipper in Dallas while living in Souther CA and now looking to use similar strategies to grow the buy and hold portfolio. I use partner money to fund all my flips, and to date, it’s all...
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I haven’t dipped my toe into real estate investing just yet but was planning to do so early next year maybe. But I have a question do most of you invest in real estate for the monthly or income or for price appreciati...
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I'm considering the purchase of a foreclosed commercial property. The property continues to cash-flow under the management of a court-appointed operator. The bank's asking price is 65% of appraised value as they wan...
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guarantee approximately 60% of all of the mortgages in the U.S.A. According to a recent article in MPAMag.com, Fannie and Freddie are pulling in record profits. But the head of the...
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Hi all. I bought a duplex last year, and looking to scale to a 4-plex, or 4 doors, in 2022. I am very interested in direct mail marketing to find off-market deals. Everything that I have read stresses that the buyer s...
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Hello Bigger-Pockets Community,Myself and my business partner recently formed a real estate investment company. We’ve had some success in our local Bay Area market and we’re looking to expand operations into other str...
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Hi there, I am in contract for a townhouse in the research triangle area of Raleigh/Durham. Can anyone provide insight on the Airbnb market here? I am trying to decide whether I should do a long-term rental or Airbnb...
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A couple of days ago I read about a newbie on here that was about to make $200 cash flow (I've made the same mistake) on a huge risky investment.
The pros weighed in and one stated "you can make more money managing so...