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I’m very new to investing. I bought a duplex last year as a house hack. It has taken me longer than I’d hoped to get the downstairs unit ready to rent, but it’s finally ready. After purchase, I saved up and payed for ...
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Greeting to my new BP colleagues!My name is Terry Frazier and I moved to Orlando, FL last year from Chicago. Now that the family and the dust have settled I am beginning to pursue a long time dream of renovating house...
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Hello BP community! I randomly found the BP community while watching YouTube videos about RE investing. I currently have one half of a townhouse that I have owned for about 5 years now and purchased randomly as a fo...
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I'm not really a newbie...but I'm hardly a seasoned vet either. I've owned and run a travel agency for my 'profession' the last 20 plus years. During that time I bought 2 two-families, held them for a while and then c...
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Hi Everyone,I am new to Bigger Pockets, recently a REIA member told me about this wonderful site and I am so glad she did. I have been on and off with Real Estate Investing since 2006. I've done a few rehabs and curre...
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Hello I'm 26 years old and I feel like I'm late getting into this. I'm ready to explore and learn the fundamentals of buying and flipping my 1st property. Any insight will help ladies and gents. Thanks!
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Hello BP friends. I have been on a book and learning frenzy as I look to grow as an investor. I am looking for recommendations on books. I am a buy and hold investor but I am still working as a contractor. I do not pl...
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Hey, everyone! Nice to meet you. I've read in on some posts already and it looks like a great community here.I'm from and in Canada; a Business Performance Coach and, needing some more excitement and some challenge i...
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Hi fellow BP members! My name is Brian Edge and I am new to the site. I am a licensed RE agent in the metro Detroit area but have only been in real estate for just over a year. Even with only being in real estate f...
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I am "new again" in real estate. I was born in Atlanta and have lived in the north metro area most of my life. I was married for 27 years and my ex and I remodeled all 14 of the homes we lived in, flipped a few and bu...