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I have been tumbling this question over in my head for a while... what drives people to begin property investing? Obviously there is the obvious "increased wealth" ... but what does that mean for people? And does anyt...
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Hello! I am a complete newbie in the New York City area. The investment strategies that I am most interested in are rehabbing and buy & hold. I want to buy 1-4 unit homes in the NY and NJ area. In the near ter...
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Hey everyone,First time posting on the forums, big fan of biggerpockets podcast, listen to it every morning at work! I'm currently going to look at my first ever deal to buy a duplex here in Rochester, NY. I am meetin...
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Hi, I'm looking to gain some market knowledge on a few different areas in Indiana. I'm looking to target multi-family and apartment properties in areas such as South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis. Would love to g...
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Hi all. I’ve become very interested in notes. I know there’s so much to learn about notes but it doesn’t seem worth all the education and relationship building for just a few notes for diversification which is my ma...
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Hi my name is Sam MacLean, I live in New Hampshire and am ready to start investing in real estate. I am looking for foreclosures and have found a few I want to make offers on so I have started the process of getting ...
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Hi there. I USED to be a decently successful investor (until 4 internationally adopted kids turned my world inside out!!). However, I have not been 'active' in almost a decade and am not only unsure of myself, but als...
Does anyone out there run a home office in South Carolina from their house? If so, I need your input.I went to my local city to apply for a business license and wanted to use a bedroom in my home as a private home off...
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Hi everyone hope everyone is having a great weekend! I recently got my real estate License and I’m working under this agency that promised all this mentorship and help to get me off my feet but I haven’t received any...
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Hi all,I have recently been asked to provide the earnest money deposit for an apartment syndication, 120 unit apartment complex, in exchange for GP share of 3.6%. EMD would be $150k.So far everything has been verbal o...