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Sup everyone! Just here for an intro and to say hello. My name's Chris, and I'm a long time Seattle native that recently turned my first property into a rental unit. I'm excited to have started my venture in real esta...
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I'm totally prepared to get my ass grilled based on the title of this thread but that's fine. Please share your honest opinions. Here is the situation:
- I'm a complete car nut. I spend a lot of my free time research...
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I admit I signed up awhile back and just haven't had time to come in and spend time but today it was slow and I wanted to say hi to everyone.
I am not an Investor; I'm a full-time realtor and I live and work in Santa...
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I want to submit offers on properties but don't have proof of funds. I have people that I network with who say they are in the market to purchase an apartment building, and would give me ownership if i find a good d...
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I have moved to texas recently and would like to know if you can buy a new home from builder and rent it out without using it as a primary residence? Thank you in advance.
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Getting into real estate doesn’t have to mean having millions in the bank. I went from a W2 job to building a portfolio of 500+ units over the last 5 years by starting small and scaling smart. Here are 5 ways I got st...
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Hello, everyone. I'm a new real estate investor. I would like to share the story of my first home. It's not a success story, rather a learning experience. Since I'm not good at writing, I organized the story in the ea...
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Hello BP Forums! I've just begun learning about real estate investing and have gotten interested in buy/hold strategies. To build knowledge in my local market I've challenged myself to analyze one property a day. Woul...
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Hi. I am new to investing, but am very excited about getting started with some profitable ventures asap. I have always wanted to be a business owner. I have done a lot of selling on Ebay and I love making money that w...
Hi, I'm Rylie! I'm 16 years old and want to get into real estate when I’m older. One of my first REI goals is to house hack. As a teenager, I want to do anything I can to make my first property purchase as soon as I r...