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From the beginning of Allison Hadley’s search for a home this spring, Johnson County houses were flying off the market.
Hadley, 33, grew up in Overland Park and wanted to move back from Durham, North Carolina, to pra...
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I am seeking suggestions on how to prepare for retirement effectively. My aim is to maximize my monthly income to supplement my retirement fund (CalSTRS) after 25 years in education, within the next five years. Additi...
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Hi Everyone, I am excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I came to know of bigger pockets about 2-3 weeks ago and have been listening and educating myself on RE and FI. It has been an eye-opening experi...
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I see a lot of posts where people are looking for a wholesaler in a certain area, but are there better ways of connecting the buyers and wholesalers? I was just wondering how investors look for legit wholesalers.
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Hello BiggerPocketeers!Looking to buy properties OOS and am wondering whether or not to use a "TurnKey" company. My thoughts are either to use one, and let them do most everything, a "One Stop Shop" so to speak (Obvio...
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I went to look at a potential flip this afternoon. The house is in great shape other than the fact that the whole house is covered in a layer of mold! At first when I step in, I thought it was just dirty, so the fl...
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An interesting read: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/federal-reserve-to-lower-rates-six-times-says-ing-economics?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20%7C%2012/07/23
I’ve seen a fe...
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So I have been finding out the hard way that rental income does not always count when qualifying for another mortgage.I am house hacking our primary residence. Although I collect rental income from our long term tenan...
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I just mentioned in another thread that boredum was probably the reason for my varied experience. Thinking back, when I got out of the military I was an agent for Metropolitian Insurance. I had a sales manager who tol...
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Hi all,
Thinking about buying my first home in the Brickell area.
The price of the condo I'm looking at (which is in same building where I currently rent) is around 720K. It's a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom loft. Looking...