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Hello All, I had posted this a while ago, but now I wanted to put all of the numbers out there and see if I could generate any creative solutions to my real estate problem. I'm not trying to sell the property on this ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 15, 2020)
It’s official: The longest expansion in U.S. history ended in February as the economy fell into a deep recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (“NBER”...
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I just signed up for an 8k real estate course. I only had 13,000 in savings, but figured spending over half to invest in knowledge was worth it. I paid late last night and woke up with some worries. I am unsure if I s...
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Hi all,
I recently made the jump to being a landlord and I'm having some trouble getting off the ground with tenants.As of today, the house has been on the market for 43 days and I've reduced the rent from 2800 to 25...
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Would it be too much to say that Brandon Turner and Bigger Pockets helped us thrive in the era of COVID? I don’t think so. We’ve gone from two full-time jobs to one and we’ve become accredited investors almost by acci...
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I want to hear the story of some of your creative real estate purchases and I'll share one of my own. I hope it inspires newbies to get creative and not be held back by the cash on hand in their bank account.1) Found...
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I am looking for a good RE lawyer on Oakland or the Bay Area. He should be able to create offers with creative financing for me and also help me with the closing. Any suggestions?Simon
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I am currently in the foreign service and a Marine reservist. I have my money diversified between my Thrift Savings Plan (maxing out), investments with my in-laws construction business overseas, an S&P 500 SPDR, a...
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Just read a thread where a landlord said that his instruction to his tenant screening company was to automatically disqualify anyone with a felony.
HUD has this guideline in public housing. In some cases it...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Texas and the cities of McAllen and Houston. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city or the state in general? Wh...