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I have been putting offers on houses in Sacramento. I have been living in San Francisco most of my life as a renter (24yrs). I just won the lottery for a BMR 1 bedroom in Hayes Valley for $250k.Ultimately, I would lik...
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Hello dear investors...After living in WA state for over 20 years, I decided that I want to relocate and move to a state where real state is more affordable. So, I’ve decided to look into the possibility of moving to ...
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So I'm new here and stepping out on a (relatively) small scale.
I've been looking at the distressed properties around me, thinking of my retirement, and basically said, "hey, why not build some sweat equity on one of...
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Hey guys -
I've got a small ant problem and want to get rid of them without all the chemicals, sprays, etc. Does anyone have any effective techniques that work to get rid of them?
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Guys I wanted to start off by saying I might have possibly stumbled across the most amazing slept on investing strategy in real estate. Well maybe not slept on... who knows. I actually have been eyeballing a park that...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Joliet.
Purchase price: $245,000
Cash invested: $11,485
As a first time homebuyer, first time investor, my first deal was ...
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I agree with J Scott that there is both passive investing (buying and holding real estate for long term wealth building) and trying to build an active real estate business.
Between working as a real estate agent vs s...
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I've been lurking for about a year, reading blogs, forums, listening to podcasts anytime I'm on the road. I've learned a TON! Thanks BiggerPockets!So as we all know, the best lessons come from experience, and the inte...
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I started buying rental property five years ago to create a passive income stream. At the time, my realtor and friend who helped me buy the fourplex said “watch out, Real Estate is like crack.” For me truer words ha...
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This is actually pretty funny, because I posted a forum and spoke of how hectic my schedule already is.For those of you who didn't see that, I'm 23 years old. I'm a contractor for a large aviation company and make pre...