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Hi everyone, newbie here. I'm planning to buy my first investment this year. I'm trying to do as much due diligence as possible to protect my investment and assets if the real estate market crashes in the future.For b...
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I am a resident of Southern California and I'm looking to invests in rental properties. However, after running the numbers, I cannot find a deal that will cash flow with a 20% downpayment (even if I self-manage the p...
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Hello Bigger Pockets, First Post! Thanks for such a wonderful resource!Question: Is buying a house at retail really that undesirable?I’m speaking in the context of buying a house for long term rental income, not flipp...
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Listening to this weeks podcast the guest made a statement that he would Never hire someone unless they had a job in collage. How many of you successful folks out there had a Job in collage? (I realize some of you nev...
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Thought it would be nice to see who is wholesaling (closing deals) and where they are doing business. Even if you're new chime in, just let us know what stage you're in on getting things done. My company operates out ...
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Hello BPers!I was initially hesitant to post this as I was contemplating whether this is a success story yet, but I'll let the BP world to decide. I'm sure everyone has a story on how they came across BP and here's mi...
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I commented before on my situation, but just a quick recap so you know where I am coming from. I am self employed via eCommerce and my business bring me about 15K/ month profit and rising - leading me to want to inves...
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Aloha, everyone! I've been reading through BP posts, catching Brandon's webinars and podcasts occasionally, and have been focusing on learning more about real estate investing through other avenues as well for coming...
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