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This is my 7,000th post here on Bigger Pockets. I wanted to take the time to reflect on my time here on the site and were I am at in my real estate career. Bigger Pockets has been a huge boost to my real estate career...
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Hi guysI am planning to buy my first property soon. I am thinking a duplex. Maybe with tenants already in place. I am feeling overwhelmed and have many questions. But at this point I am going to reduce it to 2 questio...
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Hi, We're a couple in north Orange County and would like to invest in a rental property closed to our primary residence. We've been reading a few Real Estate Investing books and hoping to get some advises/guidance her...
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A few minutes ago I was going to respond to yet another "I need a CPA" post and noticed I was currently sitting at 999 posts. So I decided to instead detail how contributing to BiggerPockets (BP) has helped me grow pe...
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Hey everyone,
We’re in a tough spot with a recent client purchase. They bought their first 5-unit property (and their first deal altogether) a few months back, and since then, all but one tenant has either been evict...
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