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Hey everyone!My name is Jeremy, and I'm a Silicon Valley start-up veteran looking to transition into real estate within the next year. I'm currently reading BiggerPocket's "The Book on Rental Property Investing", and ...
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I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...
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Hello BP Community.Currently we live in Hawaii (stationed here with the military), but it looks like we might get out soon. For the first time in a long time, we're faced with the option of moving wherever we want. We...
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Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse — but they are leaving San Francisco, study sayshttps://www.latimes.com/califo...
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I attended a weekend training program offered by a multi family investment club and found that at least 2/3 of their training was about selling their courses and advertising for their sponsors/partner companies. The f...
how different is it from residential?
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I borrowed $120k from a family member to buy a primary residence for me and my family (I will pay him back $1k/m for the next 10 years, starting next month, or refinance if needed).Last night I was talking to my wife,...
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Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:
1. Total debt has increased e...