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Hi everyone! My boyfriend and I just bought our first investment property in Ithaca, NY. We bought a three unit multi-family house with a total of thirteen bedrooms. We are currently rehabbing the place, which will be...
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Hello, I have been a member of Bigger Pockets for about 5 months now (lurking) and this is my first official post. I am from Adrian, Michigan and hope to start investing in Fix & Flips and then Buy & holds for...
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Hello everyone!I have been following bigger pockets now for a while and now want to expand my business through the Bigger Pockets network! I am attempting to make real estate my full time thing. I have primarily been...
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Hi everyone!My girlfriend and I are getting started and will be closing on our first house-hacking deal in a month! We are both aeronautical engineers working for UTC in the Hartford area . We have plans to move to De...
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Hi friends,
When making contact with a seller, is it a better strategy to allow them to think I am the investor or is being upfront about what I do as a wholesaler the better route?
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Hi everyone, My name is Andrew Choi and I am a Dental Student in Southern California. I am currently located in the Inland Empire temporary. I always had great interest in real estate since I was very young. Too scare...
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Hello,My name is Erik from Chicago.I've been in the real estate business for last 7 years now. I am pretty new to the game, yet I try to focus on online marketing and referrals only.I am a huge fan of Facebook ads, em...
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HEY BIGGER POCKETS FAM HOPE ALL IS WELL SENDING LOVE AND PROSPERITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO EVERYONE ! JUST HERE TO GIVE A QUICK RECAP OF MY 2024 SO I CAN SOMEDAY LOOK BACK AND LAUGH HOW THIS YEAR WAS A NIGHTMARE AND P...
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There are always posts about whether or not a recession is coming, or whether or not someone should wait for one to invest. Instead of that question, I’ll ask .... do you want a recession to occur in the next 12 month...