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Hey everyone!I am a 25 year old newbie from Lubbock, Texas. I have been lurking around this site for the past year and finally decided to become an official BP member. I am a very excited to join BiggerPockets &...
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I purchased a 3/2/2, 1366 sqft rental home built in 1986 (roof 8-10 years, no pool, smoke alarm, etc) in May 2023. At the time, I was able to work with an insurance agent to get a specialized policy for vacant homes (...
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Hello everyone!My wife and I are in the beginnings of our journey into the world of real estate and we are looking into one or both of us getting our real estate license.The thought is that it can save us a bit of mon...
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Hi there BP community!I'm a RE newbie, after watching HGTV's Flip or Flop, I can't wait to get my feet wet flipping a property of two. Is a small war chest of $100k capital possible to get started?Has anyone here done...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence wholesale investment.
Purchase price: $155,000
Sale price: $250,000
Contributors:
Peter Vekselman
Partner Driven, in collaboration with our pa...
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Hi Everyone,I want to hire a VA to do cold calling for me. I was wondering what the best companies that train VAs to do cold calling were? Thank you!
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Hello Biggerpocket, This platform has been very helpful in increasing my insight into real estate and really appreciate everyone's input.I am almost end of the process of buying a property in Houston.Purchase price :1...
Hello! My name is Melissa and I live in Central Illinois. My husband and I are considering purchasing our first rental property. However, we are looking in the very low range- $20-30K. I am a former social worker ...
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Hi! As we are just starting our initial research on which markets we would like to focus on, we came across, Shelby, NC. Does anyone have any insight they could share on this area. Thank you!
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You have to excuses my ignorance I am doing research. I understand the 70% rule If you plan on flipping property. But what if I plan on renting it out. What percentage should be my rule of thumb?