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Hey everyone,My name is Quentin Yip and I'm an Air Force Captain that's been in the D.C. area for about 8 months. I have rented since I graduated college and am looking to potentially purchase a home in a year or so....
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I live in California. However, I plan on starting my real estate investing journey with buy and hold rental properties out of state. Particularly in the Midwest region where the market is cheaper. I feel like starti...
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Hello all,I'm just starting out as an RE investor; this site is a great resource. Right now I'm in Baltimore county (i.e the suburbs), but next month I and my family are moving to the Austin area - probably Cedar Park...
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Hi BP world, my name is Jonas, I am 27 years old from NJ. I finally decided to get educated in Real Estate and BiggerPockets is a great source for that, but there is a lot of info and it gets overwhelming at times. ...
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I’m looking for some advice and or ideas in my first deal using a Self Directed IRA. We have a place under contract. The ARV is $40k - $50k more than the purchase price. Once all repairs and updates are included what ...
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Hello all, I've had an interest in real estate investment for several years now (began learning/researching as a college freshman, now approaching 3 years that I've been done with school) but due to practical/financia...
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Is it common to have to offer way under asking to make the numbers work or am I looking in the wrong market? Please note that I'm mostly exercising my ability to run the numbers. So the example house may simply be a b...
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Hi guys,after following the forums and the YouTube channel for quite some time, I finally signed up. Still a bit overwhelmed about all the info here but so happy to be here.I'm from Germany and have strong ties to Ind...
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I live in San Francisco and wanting to invest in a multi family home in another state since everything in California is too expensive. What are some good states to look into? Also what is the best tips for someone sta...
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Tax structure considerations for Canadians and US foreigners in general can be quite confusing. On the one hand, the mentor courses / boot camps / common advice (including many here on BP) is to just set up an LLC but...