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Hey BP community, I recently acquired my 1st Midwest Duplex. Below I provide full transparency into the financials and bid process, plus some key learnings. Documenting the acquisition process helps me best retain eve...
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Hello BP community!!!!
Several hours ago I viewed a property with my realtor and was very excited about the property potentially being my first- that was until I started crunching numbers. I sure hope my cash...
All I ever hear on BP is that networking and meeting other investors is the best way to start your real estate career. I don't personally know any investors and was thinking that if getting my real estate licence woul...
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I’ve been working with a woman who bought a duplex ten years ago. She bought it from Wells Fargo and got her mortgage through them as well. According to her she was told that there were some taxes that needed to be pa...
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BiggerPockets Publishing just released Anson Young's new book Finding & Funding Great Deals: The Hands-on Guide to Acquiring Real Estate in Any Market . And just like our last book, it instantly sold out on Amazo...
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Hi all - I'm looking to purchase my first investment property using a conventional loan. My current DTI is <40% and I have excellent credit so I don't foresee any issues qualifying (someone please tell me if I'm wr...
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hi BP. I been putting off getting an llc but now that I'm in business I don't want to put off any longer. Looked at different options looking for cheapest and most efficient willing to put in the work myself that an a...
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Good Day Biggerpocket Family, I'm relatively new and was looking to start 2015 out with a bang. I've been out of real estate actively for about 5 years, but very eager to get back. My last endeavor as an investor ende...
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Hello All,My name is Ling, I'm a total beginner in real estate investing, very eager to start. I live in NYC, I'd like to connect and meet with people locally, partners to work with and groups to join. I want to be i...
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Hi BP community,I am from Cali and I've been looking at Austin as an investment area. I am looking to connect with local investors and investor friendly agents who are also investors themselves or just anyone that kno...